Plagiostoma aesculi (Fuckel) Sogonov
(a pyrenomycete)

Interactions where Plagiostoma aesculi 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
Diplodina coelomycetous anamorph		pycnidium of Diplodina coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			Aesculus hippocastanum	Horse Chestnut, Horse-chestnut	Sapindales: Sapindaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Gnomoniaceae/Plagiostoma aesculi/	Plagiostoma aesculi	a pyrenomycete			pycnidium	Diplodina coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus hippocastanum/	Aesculus hippocastanum	horse chestnut, horse-chestnut		dead	branch				(11-3)
Diplodina coelomycetous anamorph		pycnidium of Diplodina coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig			Aesculus hippocastanum	Horse Chestnut, Horse-chestnut	Sapindales: Sapindaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Gnomoniaceae/Plagiostoma aesculi/	Plagiostoma aesculi	a pyrenomycete			pycnidium	Diplodina coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus hippocastanum/	Aesculus hippocastanum	horse chestnut, horse-chestnut		dead	twig				(11-3)
perithecium (immersed, in groups of 2-5)		immersed, in groups of 2-5 perithecium is saprobic on dead branch			Aesculus hippocastanum	Horse Chestnut, Horse-chestnut	Sapindales: Sapindaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Gnomoniaceae/Plagiostoma aesculi/	Plagiostoma aesculi	a pyrenomycete		immersed, in groups of 2-5		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus hippocastanum/	Aesculus hippocastanum	horse chestnut, horse-chestnut		dead	branch				(11-3)
perithecium (immersed, in groups of 2-5)		immersed, in groups of 2-5 perithecium is saprobic on dead twig			Aesculus hippocastanum	Horse Chestnut, Horse-chestnut	Sapindales: Sapindaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Gnomoniaceae/Plagiostoma aesculi/	Plagiostoma aesculi	a pyrenomycete		immersed, in groups of 2-5		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus hippocastanum/	Aesculus hippocastanum	horse chestnut, horse-chestnut		dead	twig				(11-3)

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

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Plagiostoma aesculi (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	Plagiostoma aesculi (a pyrenomycete)
Genus	Plagiostoma (a genus of pyrenomycetes)
Family	GNOMONIACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	DIAPORTHALES (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)

Plagiostoma aesculi 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 Plagiostoma aesculi (a pyrenomycete)

Plagiostoma aesculi (a pyrenomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Plagiostoma
(a genus of pyrenomycetes)

GNOMONIACEAE
(a family of fungi)

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 Plagiostoma aesculi (a pyrenomycete):

Plagiostoma
(a genus of pyrenomycetes)

GNOMONIACEAE
(a family of fungi)

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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