Hydropisphaera arenula (Berk. & Broome) Rossman & Samuels
(a pyrenomycete)

Interactions where Hydropisphaera arenula 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
perithecium (superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate) superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate perithecium is saprobic on dead stem Foeniculum vulgare Fennel Apiales: Apiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Hydropisphaera arenula/Hydropisphaera arenulaa pyrenomycetesuperficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculateperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Foeniculum vulgare/Foeniculum vulgarefenneldeadstem (1-12)
perithecium (superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate) superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate perithecium is saprobic on dead stem Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort Asterales: Asteraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Hydropisphaera arenula/Hydropisphaera arenulaa pyrenomycetesuperficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculateperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Artemisia vulgaris/Artemisia vulgarismugwortdeadstem (1-12)
perithecium (superficial, scattered or in small groups, thinly subiculate) superficial, scattered or in small groups, thinly subiculate perithecium is saprobic on dead stem Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Hydropisphaera arenula/Hydropisphaera arenulaa pyrenomycetesuperficial, scattered or in small groups, thinly subiculateperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium arvense/Cirsium arvensecreeping thistledeadstem (1-12)
perithecium (superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate) superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate perithecium is saprobic on dead stem Armoracia rusticana Horse Radish, Horse-radish Brassicales: Brassicaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Hydropisphaera arenula/Hydropisphaera arenulaa pyrenomycetesuperficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculateperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Armoracia rusticana/Armoracia rusticanahorse radish, horse-radishdeadstem (1-12)
perithecium (superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate) superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate perithecium is saprobic on dead stem Galium aparine Cleavers, Goosegrass Gentianales: Rubiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Hydropisphaera arenula/Hydropisphaera arenulaa pyrenomycetesuperficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculateperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium aparine/Galium aparinecleavers, goosegrassdeadstem (1-12)
perithecium (superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate) superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate perithecium is saprobic on dead stem Filipendula meadowsweets Rosales: Rosaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Hydropisphaera arenula/Hydropisphaera arenulaa pyrenomycetesuperficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculateperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Filipendula/Filipendulameadowsweetsdeadstem (1-12)
perithecium (superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate) superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate perithecium is saprobic on dead stem Urtica dioica Common Nettle Rosales: Urticaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Hydropisphaera arenula/Hydropisphaera arenulaa pyrenomycetesuperficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculateperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Urticaceae/Urtica dioica/Urtica dioicacommon nettledeadstem (1-12)
perithecium (superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate) superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate perithecium is saprobic on dead stem [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Hydropisphaera arenula/Hydropisphaera arenulaa pyrenomycetesuperficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculateperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plantsdeadstem (1-12)
perithecium (superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate) superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate perithecium is saprobic on dead culm POACEAE grasses, couch Poales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Hydropisphaera arenula/Hydropisphaera arenulaa pyrenomycetesuperficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculateperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchdeadculm (1-12)
perithecium (superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate) superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate perithecium is saprobic on dead stem Equisetum horsetails Equisetales: Equisetaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Hydropisphaera arenula/Hydropisphaera arenulaa pyrenomycetesuperficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculateperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Equisetopsida/Equisetales/Equisetaceae/Equisetum/Equisetumhorsetailsdeadstem (1-12)
perithecium (superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate) superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate perithecium is saprobic on dead stem Foreign Equisetum hyemale Rough Horsetail Equisetales: Equisetaceae A new species of Ijuhya on Equisetum hyemale and its Acremonium anamorph, with notes on Hydropisphaera arenula, Lechat, C. & Baral, H.-O., 2008
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Hydropisphaera arenula/Hydropisphaera arenulaa pyrenomycetesuperficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculateperithecium Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Equisetopsida/Equisetales/Equisetaceae/Equisetum hyemale/Equisetum hyemalerough horsetaildeadstem (10-1)

Hydropisphaera arenula (a pyrenomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hydropisphaera arenula (a pyrenomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Lechat, C. & Baral, H.-O., 2008A new species of Ijuhya on Equisetum hyemale and its Acremonium anamorph, with notes on Hydropisphaera arenulaÖsterr. Z. Pilzk. Vol 17: 15-24.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHydropisphaera arenula (a pyrenomycete)
GenusHydropisphaera (a genus of pyrenomycetes)
FamilyBIONECTRIACEAE (a family of prenomycetes and lichens)
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 Hydropisphaera arenula (a pyrenomycete)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Lechat, C. & Baral, H.-O. 2008 A new species of Ijuhya on Equisetum hyemale and its Acremonium anamorph, with notes on Hydropisphaera arenula Österr. Z. Pilzk. Vol 17: 15-24.

Hydropisphaera arenula (a pyrenomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hydropisphaera arenula (a pyrenomycete):

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