Melanospora longisetosa P.F. Cannon & D. Hawksw.
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Melanospora longisetosa 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 (immersed, becoming erumpent)		immersed, becoming erumpent perithecium is saprobic on dead, fallen cupule			Fagus sylvatica	Beech	Fagales: Fagaceae	Melanospora pegleri, a new species from fallen Laurus and other leaves in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., Henrici, A. & Kirk, P.M., 1999	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Melanosporales/Ceratostomataceae/Melanospora longisetosa/	Melanospora longisetosa	an ascomycete		immersed, becoming erumpent		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus sylvatica/	Fagus sylvatica	beech		dead, fallen	cupule			Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
perithecium (immersed, becoming erumpent)		immersed, becoming erumpent perithecium is saprobic on dead, fallen twig			Quercus cerris	Turkey Oak	Fagales: Fagaceae	Melanospora pegleri, a new species from fallen Laurus and other leaves in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., Henrici, A. & Kirk, P.M., 1999	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Melanosporales/Ceratostomataceae/Melanospora longisetosa/	Melanospora longisetosa	an ascomycete		immersed, becoming erumpent		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/	Quercus cerris	Turkey oak		dead, fallen	twig
perithecium (immersed, becoming erumpent)		immersed, becoming erumpent perithecium is saprobic on dead, fallen leaf			Quercus ilex	Holm Oak, Evergreen Oak	Fagales: Fagaceae	Melanospora pegleri, a new species from fallen Laurus and other leaves in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., Henrici, A. & Kirk, P.M., 1999	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Melanosporales/Ceratostomataceae/Melanospora longisetosa/	Melanospora longisetosa	an ascomycete		immersed, becoming erumpent		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus ilex/	Quercus ilex	holm oak, evergreen oak		dead, fallen	leaf			Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
perithecium (immersed, becoming erumpent)		immersed, becoming erumpent perithecium is saprobic on dead, fallen bark (branch)			Platanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica	London plane	Proteales: Platanaceae	Melanospora pegleri, a new species from fallen Laurus and other leaves in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., Henrici, A. & Kirk, P.M., 1999	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Melanosporales/Ceratostomataceae/Melanospora longisetosa/	Melanospora longisetosa	an ascomycete		immersed, becoming erumpent		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica/	Platanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica	London plane		dead, fallen	bark (branch)			Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
perithecium (immersed, becoming erumpent)		immersed, becoming erumpent perithecium is saprobic on dead stump			Ulmus	elms	Rosales: Ulmaceae	Melanospora pegleri, a new species from fallen Laurus and other leaves in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., Henrici, A. & Kirk, P.M., 1999	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Melanosporales/Ceratostomataceae/Melanospora longisetosa/	Melanospora longisetosa	an ascomycete		immersed, becoming erumpent		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/	Ulmus	elms		dead	stump			Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
perithecium (immersed, becoming erumpent)		immersed, becoming erumpent perithecium is saprobic on dead leaf			Laurus nobilis	Bay, Bay Laurel	Laurales: Lauraceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Melanospora pegleri, a new species from fallen Laurus and other leaves in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., Henrici, A. & Kirk, P.M., 1999	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Melanosporales/Ceratostomataceae/Melanospora longisetosa/	Melanospora longisetosa	an ascomycete		immersed, becoming erumpent		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Laurales/Lauraceae/Laurus nobilis/	Laurus nobilis	bay, bay laurel		dead	leaf
perithecium (immersed, becoming erumpent)		immersed, becoming erumpent perithecium is saprobic on dead, attached leaf			Araucaria araucana	Monkey Puzzle, Monkey-puzzle	Pinales: Araucariaceae	Melanospora pegleri, a new species from fallen Laurus and other leaves in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., Henrici, A. & Kirk, P.M., 1999	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Melanosporales/Ceratostomataceae/Melanospora longisetosa/	Melanospora longisetosa	an ascomycete		immersed, becoming erumpent		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Araucariaceae/Araucaria araucana/	Araucaria araucana	monkey puzzle, monkey-puzzle		dead, attached	leaf			Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Melanospora longisetosa (an ascomycete) 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
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Hawksworth, D.L., Henrici, A. & Kirk, P.M., 1999	Melanospora pegleri, a new species from fallen Laurus and other leaves in the British Isles	Kew Bulletin Vol 54 (3): 795-799.

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Melanospora longisetosa (an ascomycete)
Genus	Melanospora (a genus of ascomycete fungi)
Family	CERATOSTOMATACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	MELANOSPORALES (an order of fungi)
Subclass	HYPOCREOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
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)

Melanospora longisetosa is also a member of:
Pyrenomycetes - charcoal fungi (via Sordariomycetes)
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 Melanospora longisetosa (an ascomycete)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Hawksworth, D.L., Henrici, A. & Kirk, P.M.	1999	Melanospora pegleri, a new species from fallen Laurus and other leaves in the British Isles	Kew Bulletin Vol 54 (3): 795-799.

Melanospora longisetosa (an ascomycete) 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)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

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

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

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