Didymosphaeria massarioides Speg.
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Didymosphaeria massarioides 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
ascoma (stromatic, necks emerging through peridial cracks)		stromatic, necks emerging through peridial cracks ascoma is saprobic on dead twig			Ilex aquifolium	Holly	Aquifoliales: Aquifoliaceae	Two new genera of Ascomycota, and other new or interesting fungi from Slapton Ley National Nature Reserve and its environs, Cannon, P.F., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymosphaeriaceae/Didymosphaeria massarioides/	Didymosphaeria massarioides	an ascomycete		stromatic, necks emerging through peridial cracks		ascoma	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Aquifoliales/Aquifoliaceae/Ilex aquifolium/	Ilex aquifolium	holly		dead	twig
stroma (irregular shaped, immersed, contents reddish-brown)		irregular shaped, immersed, contents reddish-brown stroma is saprobic on dead twig			Ilex aquifolium	Holly	Aquifoliales: Aquifoliaceae	Two new genera of Ascomycota, and other new or interesting fungi from Slapton Ley National Nature Reserve and its environs, Cannon, P.F., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymosphaeriaceae/Didymosphaeria massarioides/	Didymosphaeria massarioides	an ascomycete		irregular shaped, immersed, contents reddish-brown		stroma	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Aquifoliales/Aquifoliaceae/Ilex aquifolium/	Ilex aquifolium	holly		dead	twig
ascoma (stromatic, necks emerging through peridial cracks)		stromatic, necks emerging through peridial cracks ascoma is saprobic on dead twig			Sambucus nigra	Elder	Dipsacales: Adoxaceae	Two new genera of Ascomycota, and other new or interesting fungi from Slapton Ley National Nature Reserve and its environs, Cannon, P.F., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymosphaeriaceae/Didymosphaeria massarioides/	Didymosphaeria massarioides	an ascomycete		stromatic, necks emerging through peridial cracks		ascoma	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Sambucus nigra/	Sambucus nigra	elder		dead	twig
stroma (irregular shaped, immersed, contents reddish-brown)		irregular shaped, immersed, contents reddish-brown stroma is saprobic on dead twig			Sambucus nigra	Elder	Dipsacales: Adoxaceae	Two new genera of Ascomycota, and other new or interesting fungi from Slapton Ley National Nature Reserve and its environs, Cannon, P.F., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymosphaeriaceae/Didymosphaeria massarioides/	Didymosphaeria massarioides	an ascomycete		irregular shaped, immersed, contents reddish-brown		stroma	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Sambucus nigra/	Sambucus nigra	elder		dead	twig

Author & Year	Title	Source
Cannon, P.F., 1997	Two new genera of Ascomycota, and other new or interesting fungi from Slapton Ley National Nature Reserve and its environs	Systema Ascomycetorum Vol 15 (1-2): 121-138.

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Didymosphaeria massarioides (an ascomycete)
Genus	Didymosphaeria (a genus of ascomycetes)
Family	DIDYMOSPHAERIACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	PLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
Subclass	DOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
Class	DOTHIDEOMYCETES (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)

Didymosphaeria massarioides is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Didymosphaeria massarioides (an ascomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Cannon, P.F.	1997	Two new genera of Ascomycota, and other new or interesting fungi from Slapton Ley National Nature Reserve and its environs	Systema Ascomycetorum Vol 15 (1-2): 121-138.

Didymosphaeria massarioides (an ascomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Didymosphaeria
(a genus of ascomycetes)

PLEOSPORALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

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

Didymosphaeria
(a genus of ascomycetes)

PLEOSPORALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

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