Leucostoma persoonii (Nitschke) Höhn.
(a valsoid pyrenomycete)

Interactions where Leucostoma persoonii is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season
		causes swelling of live stem			Salix	willows	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Salix, Anon., 2007	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Leucostoma persoonii/	Leucostoma persoonii	a valsoid pyrenomycete					Foodplant / false gall		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/	Salix	willows		live	stem
Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph (often crowded, immersed then usually transversely erumpent, plurilocular)		often crowded, immersed then usually transversely erumpent, plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead bark			Prunus cerasus	Dwarf Cherry, Sour Cherry	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Leucostoma persoonii/	Leucostoma persoonii	a valsoid pyrenomycete		often crowded, immersed then usually transversely erumpent, plurilocular	stroma	Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/	Prunus cerasus	dwarf cherry, sour cherry		dead	bark
perithecium (stromatic)		stromatic perithecium is saprobic on dead bark			Prunus cerasus	Dwarf Cherry, Sour Cherry	Rosales: Rosaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Leucostoma persoonii/	Leucostoma persoonii	a valsoid pyrenomycete		stromatic		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/	Prunus cerasus	dwarf cherry, sour cherry		dead	bark
Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph (often crowded, immersed then usually transversely erumpent, plurilocular)		often crowded, immersed then usually transversely erumpent, plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead bark			Prunus domestica	Wild Plum	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Leucostoma persoonii/	Leucostoma persoonii	a valsoid pyrenomycete		often crowded, immersed then usually transversely erumpent, plurilocular	stroma	Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica/	Prunus domestica	wild plum		dead	bark
perithecium (stromatic)		stromatic perithecium is saprobic on dead bark			Prunus domestica	Wild Plum	Rosales: Rosaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Leucostoma persoonii/	Leucostoma persoonii	a valsoid pyrenomycete		stromatic		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica/	Prunus domestica	wild plum		dead	bark
Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph (often crowded, immersed then usually transversely erumpent, plurilocular)		often crowded, immersed then usually transversely erumpent, plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead bark			Prunus domestica ssp insititia	Damson, Bullace	Rosales: Rosaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Leucostoma persoonii/	Leucostoma persoonii	a valsoid pyrenomycete		often crowded, immersed then usually transversely erumpent, plurilocular	stroma	Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. insititia/	Prunus domestica subsp. insititia	damson, bullace		dead	bark
perithecium (stromatic)		stromatic perithecium is saprobic on dead bark			Prunus domestica ssp insititia	Damson, Bullace	Rosales: Rosaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Leucostoma persoonii/	Leucostoma persoonii	a valsoid pyrenomycete		stromatic		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. insititia/	Prunus domestica subsp. insititia	damson, bullace		dead	bark
Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph (often crowded, immersed then usually transversely erumpent, plurilocular)		often crowded, immersed then usually transversely erumpent, plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead bark			Prunus laurocerasus	Cherry Laurel	Rosales: Rosaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Leucostoma persoonii/	Leucostoma persoonii	a valsoid pyrenomycete		often crowded, immersed then usually transversely erumpent, plurilocular	stroma	Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus laurocerasus/	Prunus laurocerasus	cherry laurel	?	dead	bark
perithecium (stromatic)		stromatic perithecium is saprobic on dead bark			Prunus laurocerasus	Cherry Laurel	Rosales: Rosaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Leucostoma persoonii/	Leucostoma persoonii	a valsoid pyrenomycete		stromatic		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus laurocerasus/	Prunus laurocerasus	cherry laurel	?	dead	bark
Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph (often crowded, immersed then usually transversely erumpent, plurilocular)		often crowded, immersed then usually transversely erumpent, plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead bark			Prunus padus	Bird Cherry	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Leucostoma persoonii/	Leucostoma persoonii	a valsoid pyrenomycete		often crowded, immersed then usually transversely erumpent, plurilocular	stroma	Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus padus/	Prunus padus	bird cherry		dead	bark
perithecium (stromatic)		stromatic perithecium is saprobic on dead bark			Prunus padus	Bird Cherry	Rosales: Rosaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Leucostoma persoonii/	Leucostoma persoonii	a valsoid pyrenomycete		stromatic		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus padus/	Prunus padus	bird cherry		dead	bark
Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph (often crowded, immersed then usually transversely erumpent, plurilocular)		often crowded, immersed then usually transversely erumpent, plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig			Sorbus	whitebeams	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Leucostoma persoonii/	Leucostoma persoonii	a valsoid pyrenomycete		often crowded, immersed then usually transversely erumpent, plurilocular	stroma	Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Sorbus/	Sorbus	whitebeams		dead	twig

Leucostoma persoonii (a valsoid pyrenomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Leucostoma persoonii (a valsoid pyrenomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Author & Year	Title	Source
Anon., 2007	CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Salix	PRAs for consultation on pest risk management PRAs for consultation on pest risk management.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia	Vol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Leucostoma persoonii (a valsoid pyrenomycete)
Genus	Leucostoma (Bot.) (a genus of valsoid pyrenomycetes)
Family	VALSACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
Order	DIAPORTHALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
Subclass	SORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
Class	SORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Leucostoma persoonii is also a member of:
Pyrenomycetes - charcoal fungi (via Sordariomycetes)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Leucostoma persoonii (a valsoid pyrenomycete)

Leucostoma persoonii (a valsoid pyrenomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Leucostoma persoonii (a valsoid pyrenomycete):

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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