Monodictys castaneae (Wallr.) S. Hughes
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Monodictys castaneae 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
Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on apothecium			Lachnellula	a genus of discomycetes	Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Monodictys castaneae/	Monodictys castaneae	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus			colony	Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph	Fungus / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Lachnellula/	Lachnellula	a genus of discomycetes				apothecium
Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph (effuse, hairy, dark grey to black)		effuse, hairy, dark grey to black colony of Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood			Sambucus	elders	Dipsacales: Adoxaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Monodictys castaneae, Kirk, P.M., 1994	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Monodictys castaneae/	Monodictys castaneae	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse, hairy, dark grey to black	colony	Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Sambucus/	Sambucus	elders		rotten	wood
Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph (effuse, hairy, dark grey to black)		effuse, hairy, dark grey to black colony of Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Monodictys castaneae, Kirk, P.M., 1994	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Monodictys castaneae/	Monodictys castaneae	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse, hairy, dark grey to black	colony	Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		rotten	wood
Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph (effuse, hairy, dark grey to black)		effuse, hairy, dark grey to black colony of Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood			Acer	maples	Sapindales: Sapindaceae	Monodictys castaneae, Kirk, P.M., 1994	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Monodictys castaneae/	Monodictys castaneae	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse, hairy, dark grey to black	colony	Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/	Acer	maples		rotten	wood
Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph (effuse, hairy, dark grey to black)		effuse, hairy, dark grey to black colony of Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood			[Broadleaved trees]	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Monodictys castaneae, Kirk, P.M., 1994	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Monodictys castaneae/	Monodictys castaneae	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse, hairy, dark grey to black	colony	Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		rotten	wood
Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph (effuse, hairy, dark grey to black)		effuse, hairy, dark grey to black colony of Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood			Arundinaria	a genus of bamboos	Poales: Poaceae	Monodictys castaneae, Kirk, P.M., 1994	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Monodictys castaneae/	Monodictys castaneae	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse, hairy, dark grey to black	colony	Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Arundinaria/	Arundinaria	a genus of bamboos		rotten	wood
Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph (effuse, hairy, dark grey to black)		effuse, hairy, dark grey to black colony of Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood			Abies	firs	Pinales: Pinaceae	Monodictys castaneae, Kirk, P.M., 1994	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Monodictys castaneae/	Monodictys castaneae	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse, hairy, dark grey to black	colony	Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies/	Abies	firs		rotten	wood

Author & Year	Title	Source
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	Fungi of the South East England	383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Kirk, P.M., 1994	Monodictys castaneae	I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1207.

Monodictys castaneae (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Monodictys castaneae (a dematiaceous anamorphic 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:

Anamorphic Species	Monodictys castaneae (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
Genus	Monodictys (a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic 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)

Monodictys castaneae is also a member of:
Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes - dematiaceous anamorphic fungi (via Monodictys)
Anamorphic fungi - mitosporic fungi (via Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Anamorphic fungi)
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 Monodictys castaneae (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Kirk, P.M.	1994	Monodictys castaneae	I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1207.

Monodictys castaneae (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes
(dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Monodictys castaneae (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus):

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes
(dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

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

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