Diatrypella favacea (birch blackhead)

Interactions where Diatrypella favacea 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 State	Active Stage	Relationship	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Season
perithecium (immersed, clustered, stromatic)	immersed, clustered, stromatic perithecium is saprobic on dead branch	Alnus	alders	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead	immersed, clustered, stromatic	perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/	Alnus	alders	dead	branch	Minor	(11-3)
stroma (erumpent)	erumpent stroma is saprobic on dead branch	Alnus	alders	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead	erumpent	stroma	Foodplant / saprobe	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/	Alnus	alders	dead	branch	Minor	(11-3)
perithecium (immersed, clustered, stromatic)	immersed, clustered, stromatic perithecium is saprobic on newly fallen branch	Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead	immersed, clustered, stromatic	perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches	newly fallen	branch	Major	(11-3)
perithecium (immersed, clustered, stromatic)	immersed, clustered, stromatic perithecium is saprobic on attached, dead branch	Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead	immersed, clustered, stromatic	perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches	attached, dead	branch	Major	(11-3)
stroma (erumpent)	erumpent stroma is saprobic on attached, dead branch	Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead	erumpent	stroma	Foodplant / saprobe	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches	attached, dead	branch	Major	(11-3)
stroma (erumpent)	erumpent stroma is saprobic on newly fallen branch	Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead	erumpent	stroma	Foodplant / saprobe	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches	newly fallen	branch	Major	(11-3)
perithecium (immersed, clustered, stromatic)	immersed, clustered, stromatic perithecium is saprobic on attached branch	Corylus	hazels	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead	immersed, clustered, stromatic	perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/	Corylus	hazels	attached	branch	Major	(11-3)
perithecium (immersed, clustered, stromatic)	immersed, clustered, stromatic perithecium is saprobic on newly fallen branch	Corylus	hazels	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead	immersed, clustered, stromatic	perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/	Corylus	hazels	newly fallen	branch	Major	(11-3)
stroma (erumpent)	erumpent stroma is saprobic on attached branch	Corylus	hazels	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead	erumpent	stroma	Foodplant / saprobe	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/	Corylus	hazels	attached	branch	Major	(11-3)
stroma (erumpent)	erumpent stroma is saprobic on newly fallen branch	Corylus	hazels	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead	erumpent	stroma	Foodplant / saprobe	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/	Corylus	hazels	newly fallen	branch	Major	(11-3)
perithecium (immersed, clustered, stromatic)	immersed, clustered, stromatic perithecium is saprobic on attached branch	Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead	immersed, clustered, stromatic	perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches	attached	branch		(11-3)
perithecium (immersed, clustered, stromatic)	immersed, clustered, stromatic perithecium is saprobic on freshly fallen branch	Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead	immersed, clustered, stromatic	perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches	freshly fallen	branch		(11-3)
stroma (erumpent)	erumpent stroma is saprobic on attached branch	Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead	erumpent	stroma	Foodplant / saprobe	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches	attached	branch		(11-3)
stroma (erumpent)	erumpent stroma is saprobic on freshly fallen branch	Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead	erumpent	stroma	Foodplant / saprobe	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches	freshly fallen	branch		(11-3)
perithecium (immersed, clustered, stromatic)	immersed, clustered, stromatic perithecium is saprobic on dead branch	Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead	immersed, clustered, stromatic	perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks	dead	branch	Minor	(11-311-3)
stroma (erumpent)	erumpent stroma is saprobic on dead branch	Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead	erumpent	stroma	Foodplant / saprobe	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks	dead	branch	Minor	(11-3)
perithecium (immersed, clustered, stromatic)	immersed, clustered, stromatic perithecium is saprobic on dead branch	Crataegus	hawthorns	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead	immersed, clustered, stromatic	perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/	Crataegus	hawthorns	dead	branch	Minor	(11-3)
stroma (erumpent)	erumpent stroma is saprobic on dead branch	Crataegus	hawthorns	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead	erumpent	stroma	Foodplant / saprobe	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/	Crataegus	hawthorns	dead	branch	Minor	(11-3)

Interactions where Diatrypella favacea is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part	Summary	Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active State	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Season	Summary
	stroma is parasitised by solitary, immersed pseudothecium	Didymosphaeria futilis	an ascomycete	Pleosporales: Didymosphaeriaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymosphaeriaceae/Didymosphaeria futilis/	Didymosphaeria futilis	an ascomycete	solitary, immersed	pseudothecium	Fungus / parasite		/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead			stroma	Minor		solitary, immersed pseudothecium parasitises stroma
	is parasitised by densely crowded, stromatic perithecium	Nectria magnusiana	a pyrenomycete	Hypocreales: Nectriaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria magnusiana/	Nectria magnusiana	a pyrenomycete	densely crowded, stromatic	perithecium	Fungus / parasite		/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead					(8-4)	densely crowded, stromatic perithecium parasitises
	is parasitised by stromatic Dendrodochium anamorph	Nectria magnusiana	a pyrenomycete	Hypocreales: Nectriaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria magnusiana/	Nectria magnusiana	a pyrenomycete	stromatic	Dendrodochium anamorph	Fungus / parasite		/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead					(8-4)	stromatic Dendrodochium anamorph parasitises
(dead)	dead stroma is decayed by ascomatum	Dialonectria favaceae	a pyrenomycete	Hypocreales: Nectriaceae	Dialonectria favaceae, a new species from France, and Dialonectria magnusiana comb. nov. for Nectria magnusiana, Lechat, C., Fournier, J., Chaduli, D., Lesage-Meessen, L. & Favel, A., 2021	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Dialonectria favaceae/	Dialonectria favaceae	a pyrenomycete		ascomatum	Fungus / saprobe	Foreign	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead	dead		stroma	Sole		ascomatum is saprobic on dead stroma
(effete)	effete stroma is decayed by ascomatum	Dialonectria favaceae	a pyrenomycete	Hypocreales: Nectriaceae	Dialonectria favaceae, a new species from France, and Dialonectria magnusiana comb. nov. for Nectria magnusiana, Lechat, C., Fournier, J., Chaduli, D., Lesage-Meessen, L. & Favel, A., 2021	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Dialonectria favaceae/	Dialonectria favaceae	a pyrenomycete		ascomatum	Fungus / saprobe	Foreign	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead	effete		stroma	Sole		ascomatum is saprobic on effete stroma
stroma	stroma is parasitised by apothecium	Bisporella sulfurina	Sulphur Disco	Helotiales: Helotiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Bisporella sulfurina/	Bisporella sulfurina	sulphur disco		apothecium	Fungus / parasite		/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead		stroma			(9-2)	apothecium parasitises stroma
stroma	stroma is parasitised by sessile apothecium	Polydesmia pruinosa	a discomycete	Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Polydesmia pruinosa/	Polydesmia pruinosa	a discomycete	sessile	apothecium	Fungus / parasite		/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead		stroma			(1-12 (esp. winter)	sessile apothecium parasitises stroma
stroma	stroma is parasitised by perithecium	Dialonectria episphaeria s.l.	a group of pyrenomycetes	Hypocreales: Nectriaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Dialonectria episphaeria s.l./	Dialonectria episphaeria s.l.	a group of pyrenomycetes		perithecium	Fungus / parasite		/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead		stroma			(3-5)	perithecium parasitises stroma

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
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Lechat, C., Fournier, J., Chaduli, D., Lesage-Meessen, L. & Favel, A., 2021	Dialonectria favaceae, a new species from France, and Dialonectria magnusiana comb. nov. for Nectria magnusiana	Ascomycete.org vol 13 (2): 75-82.

Diatrypella favacea (Birch Blackhead) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Diatrypella favacea (Birch Blackhead) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Diatrypella
(a genus of pyrenomycete fungi)

DIATRYPACEAE
(a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Diatrypella favacea (Birch Blackhead)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Robinson, K.	2010	Alder Carr Fungi - Microfungi on Alder	Field Mycology Vol 11 (1): 23-24.

Diatrypella favacea (Birch Blackhead) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Diatrypella
(a genus of pyrenomycete fungi)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

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Species	Diatrypella favacea (Birch Blackhead)
Genus	Diatrypella (a genus of pyrenomycete fungi)
Family	DIATRYPACEAE (a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
Order	XYLARIALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
Subclass	SORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
Class	SORDARIOMYCETES (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)

Diatrypella favacea (Fr.) Ces. & De Not.
(Birch Blackhead)

Interactions where Diatrypella favacea is the dominant partner and gains from the process

Interactions where Diatrypella favacea is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Diatrypella favacea is also a member of:

Identification Works

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