Scolecobasidium salinum (G.K. Sutherl.) M.B. Ellis
(a marine anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Scolecobasidium salinum 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
Scolecobasidium anamorph Scolecobasidium anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus UK/Ireland Fucus serratus Saw Wrack, Serrated Wrack, Toothed Wrack Fucales: Fucaceae Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Scolecobasidium salinum/Scolecobasidium salinuma marine anamorphic fungusScolecobasidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Fucales/Fucaceae/Fucus serratus/Fucus serratussaw wrack, serrated wrack, toothed wrackmoribund, washed up, moistthallus
Scolecobasidium anamorph Scolecobasidium anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus UK/Ireland Fucus spiralis Flat Wrack, Spiral Wrack Fucales: Fucaceae Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Scolecobasidium salinum/Scolecobasidium salinuma marine anamorphic fungusScolecobasidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Fucales/Fucaceae/Fucus spiralis/Fucus spiralisflat wrack, spiral wrackmoribund, washed up, moistthallus
Scolecobasidium anamorph Scolecobasidium anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus UK/Ireland Sargassum muticum Japweed, Wireweed Fucales: Sargassaceae Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Scolecobasidium salinum/Scolecobasidium salinuma marine anamorphic fungusScolecobasidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Fucales/Sargassaceae/Sargassum muticum/Sargassum muticumjapweed, wireweedmoribund, washed up, moistthallus
Scolecobasidium anamorph Scolecobasidium anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus UK/Ireland Laminaria kelps Laminariales: Laminariaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Scolecobasidium salinum/Scolecobasidium salinuma marine anamorphic fungusScolecobasidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Laminariales/Laminariaceae/Laminaria/Laminariakelpsmoribund, washed up, moistthallus
Scolecobasidium anamorph Scolecobasidium anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus UK/Ireland Laminaria digitata Tangle, Oarweed Laminariales: Laminariaceae Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Scolecobasidium salinum/Scolecobasidium salinuma marine anamorphic fungusScolecobasidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Laminariales/Laminariaceae/Laminaria digitata/Laminaria digitatatangle, oarweedmoribund, washed up, moistthallus
Scolecobasidium anamorph Scolecobasidium anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus UK/Ireland Laminaria faroensis an oarweed Laminariales: Laminariaceae Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Scolecobasidium salinum/Scolecobasidium salinuma marine anamorphic fungusScolecobasidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Laminariales/Laminariaceae/Laminaria faroensis/Laminaria faroensisan oarweedmoribund, washed up, moistthallus
Scolecobasidium anamorph Scolecobasidium anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus UK/Ireland Saccharina latissima Sea Belt, Sugar Kelp, Poor Man’s Weather Glass Laminariales: Laminariaceae Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Scolecobasidium salinum/Scolecobasidium salinuma marine anamorphic fungusScolecobasidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Laminariales/Laminariaceae/Saccharina latissima/Saccharina latissimasea belt, sugar kelp, poor man's weather glassmoribund, washed up, moistthallus
Scolecobasidium anamorph Scolecobasidium anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus UK/Ireland Ceramium virgatum a group of red seaweeds Ceramiales: Ceramiaceae Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Scolecobasidium salinum/Scolecobasidium salinuma marine anamorphic fungusScolecobasidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Rhodophyta/Florideophyceae/Ceramiales/Ceramiaceae/Ceramium virgatum/Ceramium virgatuma group of red seaweedsmoribund, washed up, moistthallus
Scolecobasidium anamorph Scolecobasidium anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus UK/Ireland Dumontia a genus of red seaweeds Gigartinales: Dumontiaceae Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Scolecobasidium salinum/Scolecobasidium salinuma marine anamorphic fungusScolecobasidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Rhodophyta/Florideophyceae/Gigartinales/Dumontiaceae/Dumontia/Dumontiaa genus of red seaweedsmoribund, washed up, moistthallus
Scolecobasidium anamorph Scolecobasidium anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus UK/Ireland Chondrus crispus Irish Moss, Carrageen Gigartinales: Gigartinaceae Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Scolecobasidium salinum/Scolecobasidium salinuma marine anamorphic fungusScolecobasidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Rhodophyta/Florideophyceae/Gigartinales/Gigartinaceae/Chondrus crispus/Chondrus crispusirish moss, carrageenmoribund, washed up, moistthallus
Scolecobasidium anamorph Scolecobasidium anamorph is saprobic on decaying, immersed wood UK/Ireland [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Scolecobasidium salinum/Scolecobasidium salinuma marine anamorphic fungusScolecobasidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdecaying, immersedwood
Scolecobasidium anamorph Scolecobasidium anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus UK/Ireland Ulva fenestrata Sea Lettuce Ulvales: Ulvaceae Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Scolecobasidium salinum/Scolecobasidium salinuma marine anamorphic fungusScolecobasidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Chlorophyta/Ulvophyceae/Ulvales/Ulvaceae/Ulva fenestrata/Ulva fenestratasea lettucemoribund, washed up, moistthallus
Scolecobasidium anamorph Scolecobasidium anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus UK/Ireland [Seaweeds] differentiated, multicellular, marine algae Notes on some Marine Fungi, Wilson, I.M., 1951
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Scolecobasidium salinum/Scolecobasidium salinuma marine anamorphic fungusScolecobasidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Seaweeds/Seaweedsdifferentiated, multicellular, marine algaemoribund, washed up, moistthallus

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov.TBMS Vol 74 (3): 615-623.
Wilson, I.M., 1951Notes on some Marine FungiTBMS Vol 34 (4): 540-543.

Scolecobasidium salinum (a marine anamorphic fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Scolecobasidium salinum (a marine anamorphic fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesScolecobasidium salinum (a marine anamorphic fungus)
SpeciesParadendryphiella salina (a fungus)
FamilyPLEOSPORACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderPLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassDOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Scolecobasidium salinum (a marine anamorphic fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Wilson, I.M. & Knoyle, J.M. 1961 Three species of Didymosphaeria on marine algae: D. danica (Berlese) comb. nov., D. pelvetiana Suth. and D. fucicola Suth. TBMS Vol 44 (1): 55-71.

Scolecobasidium salinum (a marine anamorphic fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Wilson, I.M. 1951 Notes on some Marine Fungi TBMS Vol 34 (4): 540-543.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Scolecobasidium salinum (a marine anamorphic fungus):

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