Polyscytalum fecundissimum Riess
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Polyscytalum fecundissimum 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
Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotting leaf			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	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/Polyscytalum fecundissimum/	Polyscytalum fecundissimum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		rotting	leaf
Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on old fruit			Castanea sativa	Sweet Chestnut	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Polyscytalum fecundissimum/	Polyscytalum fecundissimum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/	Castanea sativa	sweet chestnut		old	fruit
Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotting cupule			Castanea sativa	Sweet Chestnut	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Polyscytalum fecundissimum/	Polyscytalum fecundissimum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/	Castanea sativa	sweet chestnut		rotting	cupule
Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotting leaf			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	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/Polyscytalum fecundissimum/	Polyscytalum fecundissimum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		rotting	leaf
Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotting leaf			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	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/Polyscytalum fecundissimum/	Polyscytalum fecundissimum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		rotting	leaf
Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotting leaf			Salix	willows	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	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/Polyscytalum fecundissimum/	Polyscytalum fecundissimum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/	Salix	willows		rotting	leaf
Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotting leaf			Laurus nobilis	Bay, Bay Laurel	Laurales: Lauraceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Polyscytalum fecundissimum/	Polyscytalum fecundissimum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Laurales/Lauraceae/Laurus nobilis/	Laurus nobilis	bay, bay laurel		rotting	leaf

Polyscytalum fecundissimum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Polyscytalum fecundissimum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) 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:

Anamorphic Species	Polyscytalum fecundissimum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
Form genus	Polyscytalum (a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Polyscytalum fecundissimum is also a member of:
Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes - dematiaceous anamorphic fungi (via Polyscytalum)
Anamorphic fungi - mitosporic fungi (via Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Anamorphic fungi)
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 Polyscytalum fecundissimum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Polyscytalum fecundissimum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes
(dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Polyscytalum fecundissimum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus):

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes
(dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

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

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