Hypoxylon Bull.
(woodwart fungi)

Interactions where Hypoxylon 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 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 Summary
is parasitised by perithecium Dialonectria episphaeria s.l. a group of pyrenomycetes Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Dialonectria episphaeria s.l./Dialonectria episphaeria s.l.a group of pyrenomycetesperithecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon/Hypoxylonwoodwart fungi (3-5)perithecium parasitises
stroma stroma is parasitised by pycnidium of Coniothyrium coelomycetous anamorph Coniothyrium parasitans a coelomycete Pleosporales: Coniothyriaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Coniothyriaceae/Coniothyrium parasitans/Coniothyrium parasitansa coelomycetepycnidiumConiothyrium coelomycetous anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon/Hypoxylonwoodwart fungistroma pycnidium of Coniothyrium coelomycetous anamorph parasitises stroma

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Hypoxylon (woodwart fungi) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hypoxylon (woodwart fungi) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species 7 trophisms 3 references
Species 13 trophisms 1 references
Species 23 trophisms 2 references
Species 2 trophisms
Species 7 trophisms
Species 4 trophisms
Species 4 trophisms 1 references
Species 13 trophisms
Species 6 trophisms
Species 9 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Informal 7 subtaxa 65 trophisms 2 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusHypoxylon (woodwart fungi)
FamilyXYLARIACEAE (a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
OrderXYLARIALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
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 Hypoxylon (woodwart fungi)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anderson, R. 2008 Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 3. Hypoxylon other than the H. rubiginosum group Field Mycology Vol 9 (3): 97-103.
Anderson, R. 2008 Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies Field Mycology Vol 9 (2): 41-48.
Anderson, R. 2008 Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland: 1. Changing perspectives in Hypoxylon Field Mycology Vol 9 (1): 5-12.
() Fournier, J., Kopce, B. & Stadler, M. 2010 New species of Hypoxylon from western Europe and Ethiopia Mycotaxon Vol 113: 209-235.
Granmo, A., Hammelev, D., Knudsen, H., Læssøe, T., Sasa, M., Whalley, A.J.S. 1989 The genera Biscogniauxia and Hypoxylon (Sphaeriales) in the Nordic countries Schumacher, T., 1990. The genus Scutellinia (Pyronemataceae), Vol 101, 107pp, Opera Botanica a Societate Botanica Lundensi
Hsieh H.M., Ju Y.M. & Rogers J.D. 2005 Molecular phylogeny of Hypoxylon and closely related genera Mycologia Vol 97: 844–865.
() Stadler M., Wollweber H., & Fournier J. 2004 A host-specific species of Hypoxylon from France, and notes on the chemotaxonomy of the “Hypoxylon rubiginosum complex” Mycotaxon Vol 90 (1): 187–211.
Whalley, A.J.S. 1977 *** Key to the British Species of Hypoxylon ***(Superseded) BMS Bull. Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. 11 (1): 45-47.

Hypoxylon (woodwart fungi) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2008 Notes and Records (January 2008) Field Mycology Vol 9 (1): 28-30.
Henrici, A. 2005 Notes and Records (Oct 2005) Field Mycology Vol 6 (4): 110, 137-9.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Hypoxylon (woodwart fungi):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 54 images of Hypoxylon (woodwart fungi)
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