Cytospora oxyacanthae Rabenh.
(a stromatic coelomycete)

Interactions where Cytospora oxyacanthae 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
Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph (widely gregarious but not very crowded, covered and very convex, irregularly erumpent) widely gregarious but not very crowded, covered and very convex, irregularly erumpent stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig UK/Ireland Crataegus laevigata Midland Hawthorn Rosales: Rosaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Cytospora oxyacanthae/Cytospora oxyacanthaea stromatic coelomycetewidely gregarious but not very crowded, covered and very convex, irregularly erumpentstromaCytospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus laevigata/Crataegus laevigataMidland hawthorndeadtwig (2-3)
Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph (widely gregarious but not very crowded, covered and very convex, irregularly erumpent) widely gregarious but not very crowded, covered and very convex, irregularly erumpent stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead hedge clippinng UK/IrelandMajor Crataegus laevigata Midland Hawthorn Rosales: Rosaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Cytospora oxyacanthae/Cytospora oxyacanthaea stromatic coelomycetewidely gregarious but not very crowded, covered and very convex, irregularly erumpentstromaCytospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus laevigata/Crataegus laevigataMidland hawthorndeadhedge clippinngMajor (2-3)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press

Cytospora oxyacanthae (a stromatic coelomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cytospora oxyacanthae (a stromatic coelomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesCytospora oxyacanthae (a stromatic coelomycete)
GenusCytospora (a form genus of stromatic coelomycetes)
FamilyVALSACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
OrderDIAPORTHALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
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 Cytospora oxyacanthae (a stromatic coelomycete)

Cytospora oxyacanthae (a stromatic coelomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cytospora oxyacanthae (a stromatic coelomycete):

Often accompanied by a form of Valsa ambiens Sacc.

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