Chaetosphaeria ovoidea (Fr.) Constant., K. Holm & L. Holm
(a pyrenomycete)

Interactions where Chaetosphaeria ovoidea 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
Menispora dematiaceous anamorph colony of Menispora dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem Fallopia a genus of knotweeds Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Chaetosphaeria ovoidea/Chaetosphaeria ovoideaa pyrenomycetecolonyMenispora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Fallopia/Fallopiaa genus of knotweedsdeadstem (mainly winter)
Menispora dematiaceous anamorph colony of Menispora dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Chaetosphaeria ovoidea/Chaetosphaeria ovoideaa pyrenomycetecolonyMenispora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Fallopia japonica/Fallopia japonicaJapanese knotweeddeadstem (mainly winter)
Menispora dematiaceous anamorph colony of Menispora dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood UK/Ireland 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/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Chaetosphaeria ovoidea/Chaetosphaeria ovoideaa pyrenomycetecolonyMenispora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabircheswood (mainly winter)
Menispora dematiaceous anamorph colony of Menispora dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark UK/Ireland 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/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Chaetosphaeria ovoidea/Chaetosphaeria ovoideaa pyrenomycetecolonyMenispora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesbark (mainly winter)
Menispora anamorphMenispora dematiaceous anamorph colony of Menispora anamorphMenispora dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood UK/Ireland 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/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Chaetosphaeria ovoidea/Chaetosphaeria ovoideaa pyrenomycetecolonyMenispora anamorphMenispora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeecheswood (mainly winter)
Menispora dematiaceous anamorph colony of Menispora dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark UK/Ireland 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/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Chaetosphaeria ovoidea/Chaetosphaeria ovoideaa pyrenomycetecolonyMenispora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesbark (mainly winter)
perithecium (superficial) superficial perithecium is saprobic on decorticate wood Fraxinus ashes Lamiales: Oleaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Chaetosphaeria ovoidea/Chaetosphaeria ovoideaa pyrenomycetesuperficialperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/Fraxinusashesdecorticatewood
Menispora dematiaceous anamorph colony of Menispora 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/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Chaetosphaeria ovoidea/Chaetosphaeria ovoideaa pyrenomycetecolonyMenispora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/Populuspoplarswood (mainly winter)
Menispora dematiaceous anamorph colony of Menispora dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark Populus poplars Malpighiales: Salicaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Chaetosphaeria ovoidea/Chaetosphaeria ovoideaa pyrenomycetecolonyMenispora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/Populuspoplarsbark (mainly winter)
Menispora dematiaceous anamorph colony of Menispora dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood UK/Ireland Acer maples Sapindales: Sapindaceae 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/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Chaetosphaeria ovoidea/Chaetosphaeria ovoideaa pyrenomycetecolonyMenispora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/Acermapleswood (mainly winter)
Menispora dematiaceous anamorph colony of Menispora dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark UK/Ireland Acer maples Sapindales: Sapindaceae 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/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Chaetosphaeria ovoidea/Chaetosphaeria ovoideaa pyrenomycetecolonyMenispora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/Acermaplesbark (mainly winter)
Menispora dematiaceous anamorph colony of Menispora dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Chaetosphaeria ovoidea/Chaetosphaeria ovoideaa pyrenomycetecolonyMenispora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treeswood (mainly winter)
Menispora dematiaceous anamorph colony of Menispora dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Chaetosphaeria ovoidea/Chaetosphaeria ovoideaa pyrenomycetecolonyMenispora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesbark (mainly winter)
perithecium (superficial) superficial perithecium is saprobic on decorticate wood [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Chaetosphaeria ovoidea/Chaetosphaeria ovoideaa pyrenomycetesuperficialperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdecorticatewood

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChaetosphaeria ovoidea (a pyrenomycete)
GenusChaetosphaeria (a genus of pyrenomycetes)
FamilyCHAETOSPHAERIACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
OrderCHAETOSPHAERIALES (an order of fungi)
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 Chaetosphaeria ovoidea (a pyrenomycete)

Chaetosphaeria ovoidea (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 Chaetosphaeria ovoidea (a pyrenomycete):

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