Hysterium angustatum Alb. & Schwein.
(a coffee bean fungus)

Interactions where Hysterium angustatum 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
hysterothecium		hysterothecium is saprobic on dead, decorticate branch			Cornus	dogwoods	Cornales: Cornaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Hysteriales/Hysteriaceae/Hysterium angustatum/	Hysterium angustatum	a coffee bean fungus				hysterothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cornales/Cornaceae/Cornus/	Cornus	dogwoods		dead, decorticate	branch				(3-5)
hysterothecium		hysterothecium is saprobic on dead, decorticate branch			Viburnum	viburnums	Dipsacales: Adoxaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Hysteriales/Hysteriaceae/Hysterium angustatum/	Hysterium angustatum	a coffee bean fungus				hysterothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Viburnum/	Viburnum	viburnums		dead, decorticate	branch				(3-5)
hysterothecium		hysterothecium is saprobic on dead, decorticate branch			Rhododendron	rhododendrons and azaleas	Ericales: Ericaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Hysteriales/Hysteriaceae/Hysterium angustatum/	Hysterium angustatum	a coffee bean fungus				hysterothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron/	Rhododendron	rhododendrons and azaleas		dead, decorticate	branch				(3-5)
hysterothecium		hysterothecium is saprobic on dead, decorticate branch			Ulex	gorses	Fabales: Fabaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Hysteriales/Hysteriaceae/Hysterium angustatum/	Hysterium angustatum	a coffee bean fungus				hysterothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Ulex/	Ulex	gorses		dead, decorticate	branch				(3-5)
hysterothecium		hysterothecium is saprobic on dead, decorticate branch			Alnus	alders	Fagales: Betulaceae	British Ascomycetes, Dennis, R.W.G., 1978	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Hysteriales/Hysteriaceae/Hysterium angustatum/	Hysterium angustatum	a coffee bean fungus				hysterothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/	Alnus	alders		dead, decorticate	branch				(3-5)
hysterothecium		hysterothecium is saprobic on dead, decorticate branch			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Hysteriales/Hysteriaceae/Hysterium angustatum/	Hysterium angustatum	a coffee bean fungus				hysterothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		dead, decorticate	branch				(3-5)
hysterothecium		hysterothecium is saprobic on dead, decorticate branch			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	British Ascomycetes, Dennis, R.W.G., 1978 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Hysteriales/Hysteriaceae/Hysterium angustatum/	Hysterium angustatum	a coffee bean fungus				hysterothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		dead, decorticate	branch				(3-5)
hysterothecium		hysterothecium is saprobic on dead, decorticate branch			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Hysteriales/Hysteriaceae/Hysterium angustatum/	Hysterium angustatum	a coffee bean fungus				hysterothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		dead, decorticate	branch				(3-5)
hysterothecium		hysterothecium is saprobic on dead, decorticate branch			Fraxinus	ashes	Lamiales: Oleaceae	British Ascomycetes, Dennis, R.W.G., 1978 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Hysteriales/Hysteriaceae/Hysterium angustatum/	Hysterium angustatum	a coffee bean fungus				hysterothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/	Fraxinus	ashes		dead, decorticate	branch				(3-5)
hysterothecium		hysterothecium is saprobic on dead, decorticate branch			Populus	poplars	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Hysteriales/Hysteriaceae/Hysterium angustatum/	Hysterium angustatum	a coffee bean fungus				hysterothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/	Populus	poplars		dead, decorticate	branch				(3-5)
hysterothecium		hysterothecium is saprobic on dead, decorticate branch			Crataegus	hawthorns	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Hysteriales/Hysteriaceae/Hysterium angustatum/	Hysterium angustatum	a coffee bean fungus				hysterothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/	Crataegus	hawthorns		dead, decorticate	branch				(3-5)
hysterothecium		hysterothecium is saprobic on dead, decorticate branch			Prunus spinosa	Blackthorn, Sloe	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Hysteriales/Hysteriaceae/Hysterium angustatum/	Hysterium angustatum	a coffee bean fungus				hysterothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead, decorticate	branch				(3-5)
hysterothecium		hysterothecium is saprobic on dead, decorticate branch			Rubus	brambles, blackberries and raspberries	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Hysteriales/Hysteriaceae/Hysterium angustatum/	Hysterium angustatum	a coffee bean fungus				hysterothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rubus/	Rubus	brambles, blackberries and raspberries		dead, decorticate	branch				(3-5)
hysterothecium		hysterothecium is saprobic on dead, decorticate branch			Ulmus	elms	Rosales: Ulmaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Hysteriales/Hysteriaceae/Hysterium angustatum/	Hysterium angustatum	a coffee bean fungus				hysterothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/	Ulmus	elms		dead, decorticate	branch				(3-5)
hysterothecium		hysterothecium is saprobic on dead, decorticate branch			Acer	maples	Sapindales: Sapindaceae	British Ascomycetes, Dennis, R.W.G., 1978 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Hysteriales/Hysteriaceae/Hysterium angustatum/	Hysterium angustatum	a coffee bean fungus				hysterothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/	Acer	maples		dead, decorticate	branch				(3-5)

Author & Year	Title	Source
Dennis, R.W.G., 1978	British Ascomycetes	Revised and enlarged edition, 585pp, J. Cramer
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Hysterium angustatum (a coffee bean fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Hysterium angustatum (a coffee bean fungus) 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	Hysterium angustatum (a coffee bean fungus)
Genus	Hysterium (coffee bean fungi)
Family	HYSTERIACEAE (a family of hysteroid ascomycetes)
Order	HYSTERIALES (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)

Hysterium angustatum 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 Hysterium angustatum (a coffee bean fungus)

Hysterium angustatum (a coffee bean fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Hysterium
(coffee bean fungi)

HYSTERIALES
(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 Hysterium angustatum (a coffee bean fungus):

Hysterium
(coffee bean fungi)

HYSTERIALES
(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))

BioImages

BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 19 images of Hysterium angustatum (a coffee bean fungus)

Creative Commons License

This website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence.

Unless otherwise expressly stated, all original material on the BioInfo website by Malcolm Storey is licensed under the above Creative Commons Licence.

BioInfo - Wildlife Information (UK)