Myrothecium cinctum (Corda) Sacc.
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Myrothecium cinctum 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
Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph (stalked, occasionally sessile)		stalked, occasionally sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf			Carex acutiformis	Lesser Pond-sedge	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Myrothecium cinctum/	Myrothecium cinctum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		stalked, occasionally sessile	sporodochium	Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex acutiformis/	Carex acutiformis	lesser pond-sedge		dead	leaf				(3-5)
Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph (stalked, occasionally sessile)		stalked, occasionally sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf			Carex elata	Tufted Sedge, Tufted-sedge	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Myrothecium cinctum/	Myrothecium cinctum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		stalked, occasionally sessile	sporodochium	Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex elata/	Carex elata	tufted sedge, tufted-sedge		dead	leaf				(3-5)
Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph (stalked, occasionally sessile)		stalked, occasionally sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf			Carex paniculata	Greater Tussock-sedge	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Myrothecium cinctum/	Myrothecium cinctum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		stalked, occasionally sessile	sporodochium	Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/	Carex paniculata	greater tussock-sedge		dead	leaf				(3-5)
Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph (stalked, occasionally sessile)		stalked, occasionally sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf			Carex pendula	Pendulous Sedge	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Myrothecium cinctum/	Myrothecium cinctum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		stalked, occasionally sessile	sporodochium	Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/	Carex pendula	pendulous sedge		dead	leaf				(3-5)
Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph (stalked, occasionally sessile)		stalked, occasionally sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf			Carex pseudocyperus	Cyperus Sedge	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Myrothecium cinctum/	Myrothecium cinctum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		stalked, occasionally sessile	sporodochium	Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pseudocyperus/	Carex pseudocyperus	cyperus sedge		dead	leaf				(3-5)
Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph (stalked, occasionally sessile)		stalked, occasionally sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf			Carex riparia	Great Pond-sedge, Greater Pond-sedge	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Myrothecium cinctum/	Myrothecium cinctum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		stalked, occasionally sessile	sporodochium	Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex riparia/	Carex riparia	great pond-sedge, greater pond-sedge		dead	leaf				(3-5)
Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph (stalked, occasionally sessile)		stalked, occasionally sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf			Schoenoplectus lacustris	Common Club-rush	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Myrothecium cinctum/	Myrothecium cinctum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		stalked, occasionally sessile	sporodochium	Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Schoenoplectus lacustris/	Schoenoplectus lacustris	common club-rush		dead	leaf				(3-5)
Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph (stalked, occasionally sessile)		stalked, occasionally sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on stem leaf			Schoenoplectus lacustris	Common Club-rush	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Myrothecium cinctum/	Myrothecium cinctum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		stalked, occasionally sessile	sporodochium	Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Schoenoplectus lacustris/	Schoenoplectus lacustris	common club-rush		stem	leaf				(3-5)
Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph (stalked, occasionally sessile)		stalked, occasionally sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem			Phragmites australis	Common Reed	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Myrothecium cinctum/	Myrothecium cinctum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		stalked, occasionally sessile	sporodochium	Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Phragmites australis/	Phragmites australis	common reed		dead	stem		Major		(3-5)
Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph (stalked, occasionally sessile)		stalked, occasionally sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf			Phragmites australis	Common Reed	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Myrothecium cinctum/	Myrothecium cinctum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		stalked, occasionally sessile	sporodochium	Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Phragmites australis/	Phragmites australis	common reed		dead	leaf		Major		(3-5)
Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph (stalked, occasionally sessile)		stalked, occasionally sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem			Glyceria maxima	Reed Sweet-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Myrothecium cinctum/	Myrothecium cinctum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		stalked, occasionally sessile	sporodochium	Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Glyceria maxima/	Glyceria maxima	reed sweet-grass		dead	stem		Major		(3-5)
Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph (stalked, occasionally sessile)		stalked, occasionally sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf			Glyceria maxima	Reed Sweet-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Myrothecium cinctum/	Myrothecium cinctum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		stalked, occasionally sessile	sporodochium	Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Glyceria maxima/	Glyceria maxima	reed sweet-grass		dead	leaf		Major		(3-5)
Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph (stalked, occasionally sessile)		stalked, occasionally sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem			Typha	bulrushes, reedmaces	Poales: Typhaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Myrothecium cinctum/	Myrothecium cinctum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		stalked, occasionally sessile	sporodochium	Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha/	Typha	bulrushes, reedmaces		dead	stem				(3-5)
Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph (stalked, occasionally sessile)		stalked, occasionally sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf			Typha	bulrushes, reedmaces	Poales: Typhaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Myrothecium cinctum/	Myrothecium cinctum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		stalked, occasionally sessile	sporodochium	Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha/	Typha	bulrushes, reedmaces		dead	leaf				(3-5)

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

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Myrothecium cinctum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may 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:

Anamorphic Species	Myrothecium cinctum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
Genus	Myrothecium (a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)
Order	HYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
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)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Myrothecium cinctum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Myrothecium cinctum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

HYPOCREALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes
(dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

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

Myrothecium
(a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)

HYPOCREALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes
(dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

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