Hypoxylon rutilum Tul. & C. Tul.
(a woodwart)

Interactions where Hypoxylon rutilum 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 (effuse)		effuse stroma is saprobic on dead branch (decorticate)			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies, Anderson, R., 2008 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon rutilum/	Hypoxylon rutilum	a woodwart		effuse		stroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		dead	branch (decorticate)		Minor		(11-12)
stroma (erumpent through bark)		erumpent through bark stroma is saprobic on dead branch (corticate)			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies, Anderson, R., 2008 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon rutilum/	Hypoxylon rutilum	a woodwart		erumpent through bark		stroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		dead	branch (corticate)		Minor		(11-12)
stroma (effuse)		effuse stroma is saprobic on dead, decorticate branch			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon rutilum/	Hypoxylon rutilum	a woodwart		effuse		stroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		dead, decorticate	branch		Major		(11-12)
stroma (erumpent through bark)		erumpent through bark stroma is saprobic on dead, corticate branch			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon rutilum/	Hypoxylon rutilum	a woodwart		erumpent through bark		stroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		dead, corticate	branch		Major		(11-12)
stroma		stroma is saprobic on dead bark			[Broadleaved trees]	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies, Anderson, R., 2008	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon rutilum/	Hypoxylon rutilum	a woodwart				stroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		dead	bark
stroma		stroma is saprobic on dead wood			[Broadleaved trees]	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies, Anderson, R., 2008	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon rutilum/	Hypoxylon rutilum	a woodwart				stroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		dead	wood

Author & Year	Title	Source
Anderson, R., 2008	Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies	Field Mycology Vol 9 (2): 41-48.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

Hypoxylon
(woodwart fungi)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Hypoxylon rutilum (a woodwart)
Genus	Hypoxylon (woodwart fungi)
Family	XYLARIACEAE (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)

Hypoxylon rutilum is also a member of:
Pyrenomycetes - charcoal fungi (via Sordariomycetes)
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 Hypoxylon rutilum (a woodwart)

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

Hypoxylon
(woodwart fungi)

XYLARIACEAE
(a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

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

Hypoxylon
(woodwart fungi)

XYLARIACEAE
(a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)

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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