Claviceps purpurea var spartinae R.A. Duncan & J.F. White
(Feather Ergot)

Interactions where Claviceps purpurea var spartinae 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
ergot ergot infects and damages live ovary Foreign Spartina alterniflora Smooth Cord-grass Poales: Poaceae Claviceps purpurea var. spartinae var. nov.: an ergot adapted to the aquatic environment, Duncan Jr, R.A., Sullivan, R., Alderman, S.C., Spatafora, J.W. & White Jr, J.F., 2002
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea var. spartinae/Claviceps purpurea var. spartinaefeather ergotergot Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Spartina alterniflora/Spartina alterniflorasmooth cord-grassliveovary
ergot ergot infects and damages live ovary UK/Ireland Spartina anglica Common Cord-grass Poales: Poaceae Claviceps purpurea var. spartinae var. nov.: an ergot adapted to the aquatic environment, Duncan Jr, R.A., Sullivan, R., Alderman, S.C., Spatafora, J.W. & White Jr, J.F., 2002
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea var. spartinae/Claviceps purpurea var. spartinaefeather ergotergot Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Spartina anglica/Spartina anglicacommon cord-grassliveovary
ergot ergot infects and damages live ovary Foreign Spartina maritima Small Cord-grass Poales: Poaceae Claviceps purpurea var. spartinae var. nov.: an ergot adapted to the aquatic environment, Duncan Jr, R.A., Sullivan, R., Alderman, S.C., Spatafora, J.W. & White Jr, J.F., 2002
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea var. spartinae/Claviceps purpurea var. spartinaefeather ergotergot Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Spartina maritima/Spartina maritimasmall cord-grassliveovary
ergot ergot infects and damages live ovary Foreign Spartina pectinata Prairie Cord-grass Poales: Poaceae Claviceps purpurea var. spartinae var. nov.: an ergot adapted to the aquatic environment, Duncan Jr, R.A., Sullivan, R., Alderman, S.C., Spatafora, J.W. & White Jr, J.F., 2002
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea var. spartinae/Claviceps purpurea var. spartinaefeather ergotergot Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Spartina pectinata/Spartina pectinataprairie cord-grassliveovary

Interactions where Claviceps purpurea var spartinae is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
stroma is parasitised by colony of conidial Fusarium anamorph UK/Ireland Gibberella gordonii a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Fusarium heterosporum and Claviceps purpurea on Lolium perenne, Gay, C.N. & Shattock, R.C., 1980
Melanotus phillipsii growing on ergots on Spartina, Preece, T. & Chater, A., 2006
Fusarium heterosporum growing on ergots (Claviceps purpurea) in spikelets of common cord-grass (Spartina anglica) in the Isle of Wight, Preece, T.F., Petttitt, T.R. & Biggs, D.T., 1994
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Gibberella gordonii/Gibberella gordoniia pyrenomycetecolonyconidial Fusarium anamorph Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea var. spartinae/Claviceps purpurea var. spartinaefeather ergotstroma colony of conidial Fusarium anamorph parasitises stroma
stroma is decayed by centrally-stiped fruitbody UK/IrelandRare Deconica horizontalis Wood Oysterling Agaricales: Strophariaceae Melanotus phillipsii growing on ergots on Spartina, Preece, T. & Chater, A., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Deconica horizontalis/Deconica horizontaliswood oysterlingcentrally-stipedfruitbody Fungus / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea var. spartinae/Claviceps purpurea var. spartinaefeather ergotstromaRare centrally-stiped fruitbody is saprobic on stroma

Author & YearTitleSource
Duncan Jr, R.A., Sullivan, R., Alderman, S.C., Spatafora, J.W. & White Jr, J.F., 2002Claviceps purpurea var. spartinae var. nov.: an ergot adapted to the aquatic environmentMycotaxon 81: 11-25.
Gay, C.N. & Shattock, R.C., 1980Fusarium heterosporum and Claviceps purpurea on Lolium perenneTBMS Vol 74 (3): 537-542.
Preece, T. & Chater, A., 2006Melanotus phillipsii growing on ergots on SpartinaField Mycology Vol 7 (3): 77-78.
Preece, T.F., Petttitt, T.R. & Biggs, D.T., 1994Fusarium heterosporum growing on ergots (Claviceps purpurea) in spikelets of common cord-grass (Spartina anglica) in the Isle of WightMycologist Vol 08 (01): 9-11.

Claviceps purpurea var spartinae (Feather Ergot) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Claviceps purpurea var spartinae (Feather Ergot) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyClaviceps purpurea var spartinae (Feather Ergot)
SpeciesClaviceps purpurea (Ergot)
GenusClaviceps (ergot fungi)
FamilyCLAVICIPITACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
OrderHYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (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 Claviceps purpurea var spartinae (Feather Ergot)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Duncan Jr, R.A., Sullivan, R., Alderman, S.C., Spatafora, J.W. & White Jr, J.F. 2002 Claviceps purpurea var. spartinae var. nov.: an ergot adapted to the aquatic environment Mycotaxon 81: 11-25.
Robinson, K. 2003 Fungi of the Lincolnshire Dunes Field Mycology Vol 4 (2): 49-51.

Claviceps purpurea var spartinae (Feather Ergot) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Claviceps purpurea var spartinae (Feather Ergot):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 9 images of Claviceps purpurea var spartinae (Feather Ergot)
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