Lophodermium pinastri (Schrad.) Chevall.
(Pine Needle Split)

Interactions where Lophodermium pinastri is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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
apothecium (mainly hypophyllous) mainly hypophyllous apothecium is saprobic on fallen, dead, stromatic line striped needle Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Lophodermium pinastri, Minter, D.W. & Millar, C.S., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Lophodermium pinastri/Lophodermium pinastripine needle splitmainly hypophyllousapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesfallen, dead, stromatic line stripedneedle
Leptostroma coelomycetous anamorph (immersed) immersed conidioma of Leptostroma coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on fallen, dead needle Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Lophodermium pinastri/Lophodermium pinastripine needle splitimmersedconidiomaLeptostroma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesfallen, deadneedle

Interactions where Lophodermium pinastri is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

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

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
(live) live apothecium is parasitised by basidiocarp Tremella translucens a brain fungus Tremellales: Tremellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella translucens/Tremella translucensa brain fungusbasidiocarp Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Lophodermium pinastri/Lophodermium pinastripine needle splitliveapothecium basidiocarp parasitises live apothecium

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Minter, D.W. & Millar, C.S., 1998Lophodermium pinastriI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 567.

Lophodermium pinastri (Pine Needle Split) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lophodermium pinastri (Pine Needle Split) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLophodermium pinastri (Pine Needle Split)
GenusLophodermium (a genus of ascomycetes)
FamilyRHYTISMATACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderRHYTISMATALES (an order of ascomycetes)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lophodermium pinastri (Pine Needle Split)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Minter, D. 1990 First Steps: Little Black Spots Mycologist Vol 4(1): 38-39.
Minter, D.W. & Millar, C.S. 1998 Lophodermium pinastri I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 567.

Lophodermium pinastri (Pine Needle Split) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lophodermium pinastri (Pine Needle Split):

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