Dennisiella babingtonii (Berk.) Bat. & Cif.
(a sooty mould)

Interactions where Dennisiella babingtonii 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 (superficial)		superficial pseudothecium feeds on honeydew			HEMIPTERA	bugs		Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Coccodiniaceae/Dennisiella babingtonii/	Dennisiella babingtonii	a sooty mould		superficial		pseudothecium	Animal / honeydew feeder		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/	Hemiptera	bugs
mycelial mat (seta-bearing)		seta-bearing mycelial mat grows on leaf			Rhododendron	rhododendrons and azaleas	Ericales: Ericaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Coccodiniaceae/Dennisiella babingtonii/	Dennisiella babingtonii	a sooty mould		seta-bearing		mycelial mat	Plant / epiphyte			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron/	Rhododendron	rhododendrons and azaleas			leaf
pseudothecium (superficial)		superficial pseudothecium grows on leaf			Rhododendron	rhododendrons and azaleas	Ericales: Ericaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Coccodiniaceae/Dennisiella babingtonii/	Dennisiella babingtonii	a sooty mould		superficial		pseudothecium	Plant / epiphyte			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron/	Rhododendron	rhododendrons and azaleas			leaf
mycelial mat		mycelial mat grows on leaf			[Evergreen trees and shrubs]	evergreens		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Coccodiniaceae/Dennisiella babingtonii/	Dennisiella babingtonii	a sooty mould				mycelial mat	Plant / epiphyte			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Evergreen trees and shrubs/	Evergreen trees and shrubs	evergreens			leaf
pseudothecium (superficial)		superficial pseudothecium grows on leaf			[Evergreen trees and shrubs]	evergreens		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Coccodiniaceae/Dennisiella babingtonii/	Dennisiella babingtonii	a sooty mould		superficial		pseudothecium	Plant / epiphyte			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Evergreen trees and shrubs/	Evergreen trees and shrubs	evergreens			leaf

Author & Year	Title	Source
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	Fungi of the South East England	383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Dennisiella babingtonii (a sooty mould) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Dennisiella babingtonii (a sooty mould) 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	Dennisiella babingtonii (a sooty mould)
Family	COCCODINIACEAE (a family of sooty moulds)
Order	CAPNODIALES (sooty moulds)
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)

Dennisiella babingtonii 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 Dennisiella babingtonii (a sooty mould)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Dennis, R.W.G. & Ellis, M.B.	1952	Capnodium footii and Strigula babingtonii	TBMS Vol 35 (3): 196-200.

Dennisiella babingtonii (a sooty mould) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

CAPNODIALES
(sooty moulds)

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 Dennisiella babingtonii (a sooty mould):

CAPNODIALES
(sooty moulds)

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))

BioImages

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