Clasterosporium caricinum Schwein.
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Clasterosporium caricinum is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
Clasterosporium dematiaceous anamorph (extensive, hypophyllous, velvety)		extensive, hypophyllous, velvety colony of Clasterosporium dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live, browning from tip leaf of esp. occasionally flooded			Carex acutiformis	Lesser Pond-sedge	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British marsh and fen fungi. I, Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Magnaporthales/Magnaporthaceae/Clasterosporium caricinum/	Clasterosporium caricinum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		extensive, hypophyllous, velvety	colony	Clasterosporium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex acutiformis/	Carex acutiformis	lesser pond-sedge		live, browning from tip	leaf	esp. occasionally flooded	Major		(1-12)
Clasterosporium dematiaceous anamorph (extensive, hypophyllous, velvety)		extensive, hypophyllous, velvety colony of Clasterosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf of esp. occasionally flooded			Carex acutiformis	Lesser Pond-sedge	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British marsh and fen fungi. I, Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Magnaporthales/Magnaporthaceae/Clasterosporium caricinum/	Clasterosporium caricinum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		extensive, hypophyllous, velvety	colony	Clasterosporium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex acutiformis/	Carex acutiformis	lesser pond-sedge		dead	leaf	esp. occasionally flooded	Major		(1-12)
Clasterosporium dematiaceous anamorph (extensive, hypophyllous, velvety)		extensive, hypophyllous, velvety colony of Clasterosporium dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live, browning from tip leaf of esp. occasionally flooded			Carex elata	Tufted Sedge, Tufted-sedge	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British marsh and fen fungi. I, Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Magnaporthales/Magnaporthaceae/Clasterosporium caricinum/	Clasterosporium caricinum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		extensive, hypophyllous, velvety	colony	Clasterosporium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex elata/	Carex elata	tufted sedge, tufted-sedge		live, browning from tip	leaf	esp. occasionally flooded	Minor		(1-12)
Clasterosporium dematiaceous anamorph (extensive, hypophyllous, velvety)		extensive, hypophyllous, velvety colony of Clasterosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf of esp. occasionally flooded			Carex elata	Tufted Sedge, Tufted-sedge	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British marsh and fen fungi. I, Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Magnaporthales/Magnaporthaceae/Clasterosporium caricinum/	Clasterosporium caricinum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		extensive, hypophyllous, velvety	colony	Clasterosporium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex elata/	Carex elata	tufted sedge, tufted-sedge		dead	leaf	esp. occasionally flooded	Minor		(1-12)
Clasterosporium dematiaceous anamorph (extensive, hypophyllous, velvety)		extensive, hypophyllous, velvety colony of Clasterosporium dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live, browning from tip leaf of esp. occasionally flooded			Carex riparia	Great Pond-sedge, Greater Pond-sedge	Poales: Cyperaceae	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British marsh and fen fungi. I, Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Magnaporthales/Magnaporthaceae/Clasterosporium caricinum/	Clasterosporium caricinum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		extensive, hypophyllous, velvety	colony	Clasterosporium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex riparia/	Carex riparia	great pond-sedge, greater pond-sedge		live, browning from tip	leaf	esp. occasionally flooded	Major		(1-12)
Clasterosporium dematiaceous anamorph (extensive, hypophyllous, velvety)		extensive, hypophyllous, velvety colony of Clasterosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf of esp. occasionally flooded			Carex riparia	Great Pond-sedge, Greater Pond-sedge	Poales: Cyperaceae	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British marsh and fen fungi. I, Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Magnaporthales/Magnaporthaceae/Clasterosporium caricinum/	Clasterosporium caricinum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		extensive, hypophyllous, velvety	colony	Clasterosporium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex riparia/	Carex riparia	great pond-sedge, greater pond-sedge		dead	leaf	esp. occasionally flooded	Major		(1-12)

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Clasterosporium caricinum (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))

Author & Year	Title	Source
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	Fungi of the South East England	383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951	British marsh and fen fungi. I	TBMS Vol 34 (2): 147-169.

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Anamorphic Species	Clasterosporium caricinum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
Form genus	Clasterosporium (a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic ascomycetes)
Family	MAGNAPORTHACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	MAGNAPORTHALES (an order of fungi)
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)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Clasterosporium caricinum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P.	1951	British marsh and fen fungi. I	TBMS Vol 34 (2): 147-169.
	Hughes, S.J.	1951	Hymenopodium	TBMS Vol 34 (4): 577-578.

Clasterosporium caricinum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes
(dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Clasterosporium caricinum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus):

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes
(dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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