Columnosphaeria fagi (H.J. Huds.) M.E. Barr
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Columnosphaeria fagi 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
pseudothecium (immersed, becoming slightly erumpent through small slits)		immersed, becoming slightly erumpent through small slits pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf			Castanea sativa	Sweet Chestnut	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Saccotheciaceae/Columnosphaeria fagi/	Columnosphaeria fagi	an ascomycete		immersed, becoming slightly erumpent through small slits		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/	Castanea sativa	sweet chestnut		dead	leaf				(4-5)
Aureobasidium dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Aureobasidium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on fallen, dead leaf			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Saccotheciaceae/Columnosphaeria fagi/	Columnosphaeria fagi	an ascomycete			colony	Aureobasidium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		fallen, dead	leaf				(4-5)
pseudothecium (immersed, becoming slightly erumpent through small slits)		immersed, becoming slightly erumpent through small slits pseudothecium is saprobic on fallen, dead leaf			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Saccotheciaceae/Columnosphaeria fagi/	Columnosphaeria fagi	an ascomycete		immersed, becoming slightly erumpent through small slits		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		fallen, dead	leaf				(4-5)
pseudothecia (immersed, becoming slightly erumpent through small slits)		immersed, becoming slightly erumpent through small slits pseudothecia is saprobic on dead leaf			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Saccotheciaceae/Columnosphaeria fagi/	Columnosphaeria fagi	an ascomycete		immersed, becoming slightly erumpent through small slits		pseudothecia	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		dead	leaf				(4-5)
pseudothecium (immersed, becoming slightly erumpent through small slits)		immersed, becoming slightly erumpent through small slits pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf			Ulmus	elms	Rosales: Ulmaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Saccotheciaceae/Columnosphaeria fagi/	Columnosphaeria fagi	an ascomycete		immersed, becoming slightly erumpent through small slits		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/	Ulmus	elms		dead	leaf				(4-5)
pseudothecia (immersed, becoming slightly erumpent through small slits)		immersed, becoming slightly erumpent through small slits pseudothecia is saprobic on dead leaf			Aesculus	horse chestnuts	Sapindales: Sapindaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Saccotheciaceae/Columnosphaeria fagi/	Columnosphaeria fagi	an ascomycete		immersed, becoming slightly erumpent through small slits		pseudothecia	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/	Aesculus	horse chestnuts		dead	leaf				(4-5)

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Columnosphaeria fagi (an ascomycete) 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))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Columnosphaeria fagi (an ascomycete)
Family	SACCOTHECIACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	DOTHIDEALES (an order of ascomycetes)
Subclass	DOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
Class	DOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Columnosphaeria fagi is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
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 Columnosphaeria fagi (an ascomycete)

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

DOTHIDEALES
(an order of ascomycetes)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

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

DOTHIDEALES
(an order of ascomycetes)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

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