Physalospora scirpi (Gutner) Arx
(a pyrenomycete)

Interactions where Physalospora scirpi 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
Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph (amphigenous)		amphigenous colony of Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on often dry, bleached, dead leaf			Carex acutiformis	Lesser Pond-sedge	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British marsh and fen fungi. II, Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Hyponectriaceae/Physalospora scirpi/	Physalospora scirpi	a pyrenomycete		amphigenous	colony	Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex acutiformis/	Carex acutiformis	lesser pond-sedge		often dry, bleached, dead	leaf		Minor
Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph (amphigenous)		amphigenous colony of Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on often dry, bleached, dead leaf			Schoenoplectus lacustris	Common Club-rush	Poales: Cyperaceae	British marsh and fen fungi. II, Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Hyponectriaceae/Physalospora scirpi/	Physalospora scirpi	a pyrenomycete		amphigenous	colony	Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Schoenoplectus lacustris/	Schoenoplectus lacustris	common club-rush		often dry, bleached, dead	leaf		Minor
Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph (amphigenous)		amphigenous colony of Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on often dry, bleached, dead leaf			Scirpus sylvaticus	Wood Club-rush	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British marsh and fen fungi. II, Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Hyponectriaceae/Physalospora scirpi/	Physalospora scirpi	a pyrenomycete		amphigenous	colony	Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Scirpus sylvaticus/	Scirpus sylvaticus	wood club-rush		often dry, bleached, dead	leaf		Major

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., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951	British marsh and fen fungi. II	TBMS Vol 34 (4): 497-514.

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Physalospora scirpi (a pyrenomycete) 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:

Species	Physalospora scirpi (a pyrenomycete)
Genus	Physalospora (a genus of ascomycetes)
Family	HYPONECTRIACEAE (a family of 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)

Physalospora scirpi 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 Physalospora scirpi (a pyrenomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P.	1951	British marsh and fen fungi. II	TBMS Vol 34 (4): 497-514.

Physalospora scirpi (a pyrenomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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 Physalospora scirpi (a pyrenomycete):

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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