Lopadostoma turgidum (Pers.) Traverso
(a valsoid pyrenomycete)

Interactions where Lopadostoma turgidum 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
Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph		Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, fallen, characteristically reddish-brown branch			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Lopadostoma turgidum/	Lopadostoma turgidum	a valsoid pyrenomycete				Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		dead, fallen, characteristically reddish-brown	branch				(11-4)
perithecium (immersed, stromatic, in group of 3 to 6)		immersed, stromatic, in group of 3 to 6 perithecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, characteristically reddish-brown branch			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Lopadostoma turgidum/	Lopadostoma turgidum	a valsoid pyrenomycete		immersed, stromatic, in group of 3 to 6		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		dead, fallen, characteristically reddish-brown	branch				(11-4)
stroma (immersed, rudimentary, raising periderm in a series of pimples)		immersed, rudimentary, raising periderm in a series of pimples stroma is saprobic on dead, fallen, characteristically reddish-brown branch			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Lopadostoma turgidum/	Lopadostoma turgidum	a valsoid pyrenomycete		immersed, rudimentary, raising periderm in a series of pimples		stroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		dead, fallen, characteristically reddish-brown	branch				(11-4)
Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph		Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, fallen, characteristically reddish-brown branch			Crataegus	hawthorns	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Lopadostoma turgidum/	Lopadostoma turgidum	a valsoid pyrenomycete				Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/	Crataegus	hawthorns		dead, fallen, characteristically reddish-brown	branch				(11-4)
perithecium (immersed, stromatic, in group of usually 3 to 8)		immersed, stromatic, in group of usually 3 to 8 perithecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, characteristically reddish-brown branch			Crataegus	hawthorns	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Lopadostoma turgidum/	Lopadostoma turgidum	a valsoid pyrenomycete		immersed, stromatic, in group of usually 3 to 8		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/	Crataegus	hawthorns		dead, fallen, characteristically reddish-brown	branch				(11-4)
Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph		Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, fallen, characteristically reddish-brown branch			Prunus	plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Lopadostoma turgidum/	Lopadostoma turgidum	a valsoid pyrenomycete				Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus/	Prunus	plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry		dead, fallen, characteristically reddish-brown	branch				(11-4)
perithecium (immersed, stromatic, in group of usually 3 to 8)		immersed, stromatic, in group of usually 3 to 8 perithecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, characteristically reddish-brown branch			Prunus	plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Lopadostoma turgidum/	Lopadostoma turgidum	a valsoid pyrenomycete		immersed, stromatic, in group of usually 3 to 8		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus/	Prunus	plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry		dead, fallen, characteristically reddish-brown	branch				(11-4)
Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph		Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, fallen, characteristically reddish-brown branch			Rosa	roses and briars	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Lopadostoma turgidum/	Lopadostoma turgidum	a valsoid pyrenomycete				Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosa/	Rosa	roses and briars		dead, fallen, characteristically reddish-brown	branch				(11-4)
perithecium (immersed, stromatic, in group of usually 3 to 8)		immersed, stromatic, in group of usually 3 to 8 perithecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, characteristically reddish-brown branch			Rosa	roses and briars	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Lopadostoma turgidum/	Lopadostoma turgidum	a valsoid pyrenomycete		immersed, stromatic, in group of usually 3 to 8		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosa/	Rosa	roses and briars		dead, fallen, characteristically reddish-brown	branch				(11-4)

Interactions where Lopadostoma turgidum 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 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/Xylariaceae/Lopadostoma turgidum/	Lopadostoma turgidum	a valsoid pyrenomycete							(3-5)	perithecium parasitises
branch (damp, rotten)		damp, rotten branch is associate of effuse colony of Heteroconium anamorph			Heteroconium tetracoilum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Heteroconium tetracoilum/	Heteroconium tetracoilum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Heteroconium anamorph	Fungus / associate			/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Lopadostoma turgidum/	Lopadostoma turgidum	a valsoid pyrenomycete		damp, rotten	branch					effuse colony of Heteroconium anamorph is associated with damp, rotten branch

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

Lopadostoma turgidum (a valsoid pyrenomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Lopadostoma turgidum (a valsoid pyrenomycete) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Lopadostoma turgidum (a valsoid pyrenomycete)
Genus	Lopadostoma (a genus of pyrenomycetes)
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)

Lopadostoma turgidum 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 Lopadostoma turgidum (a valsoid pyrenomycete)

Lopadostoma turgidum (a valsoid pyrenomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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 Lopadostoma turgidum (a valsoid pyrenomycete):

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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