Sporidesmium altum (Preuss) M.B. Ellis
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Sporidesmium altum 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
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on green-stained wood Hedera ivies Apiales: Araliaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/Sporidesmium altuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonySporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera/Hederaiviesgreen-stainedwood (9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark Hedera ivies Apiales: Araliaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/Sporidesmium altuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonySporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera/Hederaiviesbark (9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on green-stained wood Buxus sempervirens Box Buxales: Buxaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/Sporidesmium altuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonySporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Buxales/Buxaceae/Buxus sempervirens/Buxus sempervirensboxgreen-stainedwood (9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark Buxus sempervirens Box Buxales: Buxaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/Sporidesmium altuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonySporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Buxales/Buxaceae/Buxus sempervirens/Buxus sempervirensboxbark (9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on green-stained wood Sambucus elders Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/Sporidesmium altuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonySporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Sambucus/Sambucuseldersgreen-stainedwood (9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark Sambucus elders Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/Sporidesmium altuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonySporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Sambucus/Sambucuseldersbark (9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on green-stained wood Clematis clematises Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/Sporidesmium altuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonySporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Clematis/Clematisclematisesgreen-stainedwood (9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark Clematis clematises Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/Sporidesmium altuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonySporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Clematis/Clematisclematisesbark (9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on green-stained wood Prunus plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry Rosales: Rosaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/Sporidesmium altuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonySporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus/Prunusplums, cherries and laurels, planted cherrygreen-stainedwood (9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark Prunus plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry Rosales: Rosaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/Sporidesmium altuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonySporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus/Prunusplums, cherries and laurels, planted cherrybark (9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on green-stained wood Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/Sporidesmium altuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonySporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmsgreen-stainedwood (9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/Sporidesmium altuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonySporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmsbark (9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on green-stained wood Acer maples Sapindales: Sapindaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/Sporidesmium altuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonySporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/Acermaplesgreen-stainedwood (9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark Acer maples Sapindales: Sapindaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/Sporidesmium altuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonySporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/Acermaplesbark (9-5)

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

Sporidesmium altum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesSporidesmium altum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
Form genusSporidesmium (a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)
SubclassPLEOSPOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (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 Sporidesmium altum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

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

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

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