Melanopsamma pomiformis (Pers.) Sacc.
(a pyrenomycete)

Interactions where Melanopsamma pomiformis 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
perithecium (superficial, thickly clustered) superficial, thickly clustered perithecium is saprobic on wood Alnus alders Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/Melanopsamma pomiformisa pyrenomycetesuperficial, thickly clusteredperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/Alnusalderswood (11-4)
Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph colony of Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood Alnus alders Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/Melanopsamma pomiformisa pyrenomycetecolonyStachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/Alnusalderswood (11-4)
perithecium (superficial, thickly clustered) superficial, thickly clustered perithecium is saprobic on wood Carpinus betulus Hornbeam Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/Melanopsamma pomiformisa pyrenomycetesuperficial, thickly clusteredperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Carpinus betulus/Carpinus betulushornbeamwood (11-4)
Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph colony of Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood Carpinus betulus Hornbeam Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/Melanopsamma pomiformisa pyrenomycetecolonyStachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Carpinus betulus/Carpinus betulushornbeamwood (11-4)
perithecium (superficial, thickly clustered) superficial, thickly clustered perithecium is saprobic on wood Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/Melanopsamma pomiformisa pyrenomycetesuperficial, thickly clusteredperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeecheswood (11-4)
Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph colony of Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/Melanopsamma pomiformisa pyrenomycetecolonyStachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeecheswood (11-4)
perithecium (superficial, thickly clustered) superficial, thickly clustered perithecium is saprobic on wood Juglans walnuts Fagales: Juglandaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/Melanopsamma pomiformisa pyrenomycetesuperficial, thickly clusteredperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Juglandaceae/Juglans/Juglanswalnutswood (11-4)
Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph colony of Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood Juglans walnuts Fagales: Juglandaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/Melanopsamma pomiformisa pyrenomycetecolonyStachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Juglandaceae/Juglans/Juglanswalnutswood (11-4)
perithecium (superficial, thickly clustered) superficial, thickly clustered perithecium is saprobic on wood Fraxinus ashes Lamiales: Oleaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/Melanopsamma pomiformisa pyrenomycetesuperficial, thickly clusteredperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/Fraxinusasheswood (11-4)
Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph colony of Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood Fraxinus ashes Lamiales: Oleaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/Melanopsamma pomiformisa pyrenomycetecolonyStachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/Fraxinusasheswood (11-4)
perithecium (superficial, thickly clustered) superficial, thickly clustered perithecium is saprobic on wood Populus poplars Malpighiales: Salicaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/Melanopsamma pomiformisa pyrenomycetesuperficial, thickly clusteredperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/Populuspoplarswood (11-4)
Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph colony of Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood Populus poplars Malpighiales: Salicaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/Melanopsamma pomiformisa pyrenomycetecolonyStachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/Populuspoplarswood (11-4)
perithecium (superficial, thickly clustered) superficial, thickly clustered perithecium is saprobic on wood Malus apples Rosales: Rosaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/Melanopsamma pomiformisa pyrenomycetesuperficial, thickly clusteredperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleswood (11-4)
Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph colony of Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood Malus apples Rosales: Rosaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/Melanopsamma pomiformisa pyrenomycetecolonyStachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleswood (11-4)
perithecium (superficial, thickly clustered) superficial, thickly clustered perithecium is saprobic on wood Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/Melanopsamma pomiformisa pyrenomycetesuperficial, thickly clusteredperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmswood (11-4)
Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph colony of Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/Melanopsamma pomiformisa pyrenomycetecolonyStachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmswood (11-4)
perithecium (superficial, thickly clustered) superficial, thickly clustered perithecium is saprobic on wood Aesculus horse chestnuts Sapindales: Sapindaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/Melanopsamma pomiformisa pyrenomycetesuperficial, thickly clusteredperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/Aesculushorse chestnutswood (11-4)
Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph colony of Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood Aesculus horse chestnuts Sapindales: Sapindaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/Melanopsamma pomiformisa pyrenomycetecolonyStachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/Aesculushorse chestnutswood (11-4)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelanopsamma pomiformis (a pyrenomycete)
GenusMelanopsamma (a genus of pyrenomycetes)
FamilyNIESSLIACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderHYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
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 Melanopsamma pomiformis (a pyrenomycete)

Melanopsamma pomiformis (a pyrenomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Melanopsamma pomiformis (a pyrenomycete):

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