Botryosphaeria obtusa (Schwein.) Shoemaker
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Botryosphaeria obtusa 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
pseudothecium (stromatic) stromatic pseudothecium causes swelling of branch Viburnum viburnums Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomycetestromaticpseudothecium Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Viburnum/Viburnumviburnumsbranch
stroma (immersed) immersed stroma causes swelling of branch Viburnum viburnums Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomyceteimmersedstroma Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Viburnum/Viburnumviburnumsbranch
pseudothecium (stromatic) stromatic pseudothecium causes swelling of branch Alnus alders Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomycetestromaticpseudothecium Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/Alnusaldersbranch
stroma (immersed) immersed stroma causes swelling of branch Alnus alders Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomyceteimmersedstroma Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/Alnusaldersbranch
pseudothecium (stromatic) stromatic pseudothecium causes swelling of branch Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomycetestromaticpseudothecium Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesbranch
stroma (immersed) immersed stroma causes swelling of branch Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomyceteimmersedstroma Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesbranch
pseudothecium (stromatic) stromatic pseudothecium causes swelling of branch Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomycetestromaticpseudothecium Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsbranch
stroma (immersed) immersed stroma causes swelling of branch Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomyceteimmersedstroma Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsbranch
pseudothecium (stromatic) stromatic pseudothecium causes swelling of branch Rhamnus a genus of buckthorns Rosales: Rhamnaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomycetestromaticpseudothecium Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Rhamnus/Rhamnusa genus of buckthornsbranch
stroma (immersed) immersed stroma causes swelling of branch Rhamnus a genus of buckthorns Rosales: Rhamnaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomyceteimmersedstroma Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Rhamnus/Rhamnusa genus of buckthornsbranch
pseudothecium (stromatic) stromatic pseudothecium causes swelling of branch Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomycetestromaticpseudothecium Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/Crataegushawthornsbranch
stroma (immersed) immersed stroma causes swelling of branch Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomyceteimmersedstroma Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/Crataegushawthornsbranch
pseudothecium (stromatic) stromatic pseudothecium causes swelling of branch Malus apples Rosales: Rosaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomycetestromaticpseudothecium Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesbranch
stroma (immersed) immersed stroma causes swelling of branch Malus apples Rosales: Rosaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomyceteimmersedstroma Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesbranch
infects and damages stored, rotten fruit Malus pumila Apple Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomycete Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus pumila/Malus pumilaapplestored, rottenfruit
causes spots on live, shrivelled leaf Malus pumila Apple Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomycete Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus pumila/Malus pumilaapplelive, shrivelledleaf
pseudothecium (stromatic) stromatic pseudothecium causes swelling of branch Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomycetestromaticpseudothecium Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmsbranch
stroma (immersed) immersed stroma causes swelling of branch Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomyceteimmersedstroma Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmsbranch
pseudothecium (stromatic) stromatic pseudothecium causes swelling of branch Acer maples Sapindales: Sapindaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomycetestromaticpseudothecium Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/Acermaplesbranch
stroma (immersed) immersed stroma causes swelling of branch Acer maples Sapindales: Sapindaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomyceteimmersedstroma Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/Acermaplesbranch

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Botryosphaeria obtusa (an ascomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Botryosphaeria obtusa (an ascomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Diplodia griffonii
a coelomycete
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBotryosphaeria obtusa (an ascomycete)
GenusBotryosphaeria (a genus of ascomycete fungi)
FamilyBOTRYOSPHAERIACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderBOTRYOSPHAERIALES (an order of ascomycetes)
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 Botryosphaeria obtusa (an ascomycete)

Botryosphaeria obtusa (an ascomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Botryosphaeria obtusa (an ascomycete):

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