Metasphaeria complanata (Tode) Sacc.
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Metasphaeria complanata 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
Phoma coelomycetous anamorph (at first immersed, later often erumpent)		at first immersed, later often erumpent pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem			APIACEAE	umbellifers	Apiales	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Saccotheciaceae/Metasphaeria complanata/	Metasphaeria complanata	an ascomycete		at first immersed, later often erumpent	pycnidium	Phoma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/	Apiaceae	umbellifers		dead	stem		Major
Phoma coelomycetous anamorph (at first immersed, later often erumpent)		at first immersed, later often erumpent pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem			Angelica sylvestris	Wild Angelica	Apiales: Apiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Saccotheciaceae/Metasphaeria complanata/	Metasphaeria complanata	an ascomycete		at first immersed, later often erumpent	pycnidium	Phoma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Angelica sylvestris/	Angelica sylvestris	wild angelica		dead	stem		Major
Phoma coelomycetous anamorph (at first immersed, later often erumpent)		at first immersed, later often erumpent pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem			Anthriscus sylvestris	Cow Parsley, Keck	Apiales: Apiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Saccotheciaceae/Metasphaeria complanata/	Metasphaeria complanata	an ascomycete		at first immersed, later often erumpent	pycnidium	Phoma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Anthriscus sylvestris/	Anthriscus sylvestris	cow parsley, keck		dead	stem		Major
Phoma coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent, becoming superficial)		erumpent, becoming superficial pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem			Heracleum	hogweeds	Apiales: Apiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Saccotheciaceae/Metasphaeria complanata/	Metasphaeria complanata	an ascomycete		erumpent, becoming superficial	pycnidium	Phoma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum/	Heracleum	hogweeds		dead	stem
Phoma coelomycetous anamorph (at first immersed, later often erumpent)		at first immersed, later often erumpent pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem			Heracleum sphondylium	Hogweed	Apiales: Apiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Saccotheciaceae/Metasphaeria complanata/	Metasphaeria complanata	an ascomycete		at first immersed, later often erumpent	pycnidium	Phoma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum sphondylium/	Heracleum sphondylium	hogweed		dead	stem		Major
Phoma coelomycetous anamorph (at first immersed, later often erumpent)		at first immersed, later often erumpent pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem			Oenanthe crocata	Hemlock Water-dropwort	Apiales: Apiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Saccotheciaceae/Metasphaeria complanata/	Metasphaeria complanata	an ascomycete		at first immersed, later often erumpent	pycnidium	Phoma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Oenanthe crocata/	Oenanthe crocata	hemlock water-dropwort		dead	stem		Major

Metasphaeria complanata (an ascomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Metasphaeria complanata (an ascomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

Author & Year	Title	Source
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	Fungi of the South East England	383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Metasphaeria complanata (an ascomycete)
Genus	Metasphaeria (a genus of ascomycetes)
Family	SACCOTHECIACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	DOTHIDEALES (an order of ascomycetes)
Subclass	DOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
Class	DOTHIDEOMYCETES (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)

Metasphaeria complanata is also a member of:
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 Metasphaeria complanata (an ascomycete)

Metasphaeria complanata (an ascomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

DOTHIDEALES
(an order of ascomycetes)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Metasphaeria complanata (an ascomycete):

DOTHIDEALES
(an order of ascomycetes)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

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