Virgaria nigra (Link) Nees
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Virgaria nigra 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
Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Virgaria nigra/	Virgaria nigra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches			wood
Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Virgaria nigra/	Virgaria nigra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches			bark
Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood			Corylus	hazels	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Virgaria nigra/	Virgaria nigra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/	Corylus	hazels			wood
Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark			Corylus	hazels	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Virgaria nigra/	Virgaria nigra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/	Corylus	hazels			bark
Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Virgaria nigra/	Virgaria nigra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches			wood
Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Virgaria nigra/	Virgaria nigra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches			bark
Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Virgaria nigra/	Virgaria nigra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks			wood
Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Virgaria nigra/	Virgaria nigra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks			bark
Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood			Juglans	walnuts	Fagales: Juglandaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Virgaria nigra/	Virgaria nigra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Juglandaceae/Juglans/	Juglans	walnuts			wood
Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark			Juglans	walnuts	Fagales: Juglandaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Virgaria nigra/	Virgaria nigra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Juglandaceae/Juglans/	Juglans	walnuts			bark
Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood			Fraxinus	ashes	Lamiales: Oleaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Virgaria nigra/	Virgaria nigra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/	Fraxinus	ashes			wood
Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark			Fraxinus	ashes	Lamiales: Oleaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Virgaria nigra/	Virgaria nigra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/	Fraxinus	ashes			bark
Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood			Rubus	brambles, blackberries and raspberries	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Virgaria nigra/	Virgaria nigra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rubus/	Rubus	brambles, blackberries and raspberries			wood
Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark			Rubus	brambles, blackberries and raspberries	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Virgaria nigra/	Virgaria nigra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rubus/	Rubus	brambles, blackberries and raspberries			bark
Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood			Sorbus	whitebeams	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Virgaria nigra/	Virgaria nigra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Sorbus/	Sorbus	whitebeams			wood
Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark			Sorbus	whitebeams	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Virgaria nigra/	Virgaria nigra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Sorbus/	Sorbus	whitebeams			bark
Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood			Acer	maples	Sapindales: Sapindaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Virgaria nigra/	Virgaria nigra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/	Acer	maples			wood
Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark			Acer	maples	Sapindales: Sapindaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Virgaria nigra/	Virgaria nigra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Virgaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/	Acer	maples			bark

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

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Virgaria nigra (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	Virgaria nigra (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
Family	XYLARIACEAE (a family of stromatic 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)

Virgaria nigra 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 Virgaria nigra (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

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

XYLARIACEAE
(a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)

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 Virgaria nigra (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus):

XYLARIACEAE
(a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)

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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