Cladosporium cladosporioides (Fresen.) G.A. de Vries
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Cladosporium cladosporioides 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
Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on damaged, dead [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium cladosporioides/Cladosporium cladosporioidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plantsdamaged, dead
Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph (extensive, velvety) extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, rain-soaked leaf Minor Carex sedges Poales: Cyperaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium cladosporioides/Cladosporium cladosporioidesa dematiaceous anamorphic fungusextensive, velvetycolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead, rain-soakedleafMinor
Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph (extensive, velvety) extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, rain-soaked stem Minor Carex sedges Poales: Cyperaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium cladosporioides/Cladosporium cladosporioidesa dematiaceous anamorphic fungusextensive, velvetycolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead, rain-soakedstemMinor
Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph (extensive, velvety) extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, rain-soaked stem POACEAE grasses, couch Poales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium cladosporioides/Cladosporium cladosporioidesa dematiaceous anamorphic fungusextensive, velvetycolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchdead, rain-soakedstem
Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph (extensive, velvety) extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, rain-soaked leaf POACEAE grasses, couch Poales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium cladosporioides/Cladosporium cladosporioidesa dematiaceous anamorphic fungusextensive, velvetycolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchdead, rain-soakedleaf
Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph (extensive, velvety) extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, rain-soaked leaf Elytrigia atherica Sea Couch Poales: Poaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium cladosporioides/Cladosporium cladosporioidesa dematiaceous anamorphic fungusextensive, velvetycolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia atherica/Elytrigia athericasea couchdead, rain-soakedleaf
Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph (extensive, velvety) extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, rain-soaked stem Elytrigia atherica Sea Couch Poales: Poaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium cladosporioides/Cladosporium cladosporioidesa dematiaceous anamorphic fungusextensive, velvetycolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia atherica/Elytrigia athericasea couchdead, rain-soakedstem
Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph (extensive, velvety) extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, rain-soaked leaf Elytrigia repens ssp repens Common Couch Poales: Poaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium cladosporioides/Cladosporium cladosporioidesa dematiaceous anamorphic fungusextensive, velvetycolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia repens subsp. repens/Elytrigia repens subsp. repenscommon couchdead, rain-soakedleaf
Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph (extensive, velvety) extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, rain-soaked stem Elytrigia repens ssp repens Common Couch Poales: Poaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium cladosporioides/Cladosporium cladosporioidesa dematiaceous anamorphic fungusextensive, velvetycolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia repens subsp. repens/Elytrigia repens subsp. repenscommon couchdead, rain-soakedstem

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

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

Cladosporium cladosporioides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesCladosporium cladosporioides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
GenusCladosporium (a genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes)
FamilyCLADOSPORIACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderCAPNODIALES (sooty moulds)
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 Cladosporium cladosporioides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

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

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Godfrey, B.E.S. 1983 Growth of two terrestrial microfungi on submerged Alder leaves TBMS Vol 81 (2): 418-421.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Cladosporium cladosporioides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 5 images of Cladosporium cladosporioides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Conidia can be larger than stated in "Land Plants", especially if you include the ramo-conidia (ie basal conidia with multiple apical scars.) Ellis ("Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes") says:

Ramo-conidia: 0-1-septate, up to 30µm long, 2-5µm thick.
Conidia: mostly 0-septate, 3-7(-11)/2-4(-5)µm.

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