Xylaria oxyacanthae Tul. & C. Tul.
(Haw Candlesnuff)

Interactions where Xylaria oxyacanthae 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
stroma (erect, emergent from soil) erect, emergent from soil stroma is saprobic on buried, fallen, over-wintered fruit UK/Ireland Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Xylaria oxyacanthae Tul. et C. Tul., a new species for Poland, Kujawa, A. & Karasinski, D., 2007
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Xylaria oxyacanthae/Xylaria oxyacanthaehaw candlesnufferect, emergent from soilstroma Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/Crataegushawthornsburied, fallen, over-winteredfruit

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Kujawa, A. & Karasinski, D., 2007Xylaria oxyacanthae Tul. et C. Tul., a new species for PolandActa Mycologica Vol 42 (1): 75-78 + 2 plates.

Xylaria oxyacanthae (Haw Candlesnuff) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Xylaria oxyacanthae (Haw Candlesnuff) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesXylaria oxyacanthae (Haw Candlesnuff)
GenusXylaria (a genus of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
FamilyXYLARIACEAE (a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
OrderXYLARIALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
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 Xylaria oxyacanthae (Haw Candlesnuff)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2016 Xylaria cinerea and X. crozonensis: two distinctive additions to the British mycota Field Mycology Vol 17 (1): 7-11.
Kujawa, A. & Karasinski, D. 2007 Xylaria oxyacanthae Tul. et C. Tul., a new species for Poland Acta Mycologica Vol 42 (1): 75-78 + 2 plates.

Xylaria oxyacanthae (Haw Candlesnuff) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Xylaria oxyacanthae (Haw Candlesnuff):

VU/D2

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