Claviceps nigricans Tul.
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Claviceps nigricans 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 (protruding) protruding stroma infects and damages inflorescence Eleocharis palustris Common Spike-rush Poales: Cyperaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps nigricans/Claviceps nigricansan ascomyceteprotrudingstroma Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushinflorescence (4-5)
stroma (protruding) protruding stroma infects and damages inflorescence Eleocharis uniglumis Slender Spike-rush Poales: Cyperaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps nigricans/Claviceps nigricansan ascomyceteprotrudingstroma Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis uniglumis/Eleocharis uniglumisslender spike-rushinflorescence (4-5)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesClaviceps nigricans (an ascomycete)
GenusClaviceps (ergot fungi)
FamilyCLAVICIPITACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
OrderHYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
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 Claviceps nigricans (an ascomycete)

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

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

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