Sporidesmium leptosporum (Sacc. & Roum.) S. Hughes
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Sporidesmium leptosporum 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
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			Sambucus	elders	Dipsacales: Adoxaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sporidesmium leptosporum/	Sporidesmium leptosporum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Sambucus/	Sambucus	elders		dead	branch		Major		(1-12)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			Rhododendron	rhododendrons and azaleas	Ericales: Ericaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sporidesmium leptosporum/	Sporidesmium leptosporum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron/	Rhododendron	rhododendrons and azaleas		dead	branch				(1-12)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sporidesmium leptosporum/	Sporidesmium leptosporum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		dead	branch				(1-12)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sporidesmium leptosporum/	Sporidesmium leptosporum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		dead	branch				(1-12)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			Fraxinus	ashes	Lamiales: Oleaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sporidesmium leptosporum/	Sporidesmium leptosporum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/	Fraxinus	ashes		dead	branch				(1-12)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			Ulmus	elms	Rosales: Ulmaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sporidesmium leptosporum/	Sporidesmium leptosporum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/	Ulmus	elms		dead	branch				(1-12)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			Acer	maples	Sapindales: Sapindaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sporidesmium leptosporum/	Sporidesmium leptosporum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/	Acer	maples		dead	branch				(1-12)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			Cupressus	a genus of cypresses	Pinales: Cupressaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sporidesmium leptosporum/	Sporidesmium leptosporum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Cupressus/	Cupressus	a genus of cypresses		dead	branch				(1-12)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			[Trees and shrubs]	trees and shrubs, including conifers		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sporidesmium leptosporum/	Sporidesmium leptosporum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees and shrubs/	Trees and shrubs	trees and shrubs, including conifers		dead	branch				(1-12)

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

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Sporidesmium leptosporum (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	Sporidesmium leptosporum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
Species	Ellisembia leptospora (a fungus)
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)

Sporidesmium leptosporum 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 Sporidesmium leptosporum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Sporidesmium leptosporum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may 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 Sporidesmium leptosporum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus):

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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