Myrothecium masonii M.C. Tulloch
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Myrothecium masonii 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
Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph (stalked)		stalked sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on			Carex	sedges	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Stachybotryaceae/Myrothecium masonii/	Myrothecium masonii	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		stalked	sporodochium	Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/	Carex	sedges					Minor
Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph (stalked)		stalked sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on			Juncus	rushes	Poales: Juncaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Stachybotryaceae/Myrothecium masonii/	Myrothecium masonii	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		stalked	sporodochium	Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Juncaceae/Juncus/	Juncus	rushes
Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph (stalked)		stalked sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on			Phragmites australis	Common Reed	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Stachybotryaceae/Myrothecium masonii/	Myrothecium masonii	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		stalked	sporodochium	Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Phragmites australis/	Phragmites australis	common reed
Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph (stalked)		stalked sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on			Glyceria	sweet-grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Stachybotryaceae/Myrothecium masonii/	Myrothecium masonii	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		stalked	sporodochium	Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Glyceria/	Glyceria	sweet-grasses
Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph (stalked)		stalked sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on			Glyceria maxima	Reed Sweet-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Stachybotryaceae/Myrothecium masonii/	Myrothecium masonii	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		stalked	sporodochium	Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Glyceria maxima/	Glyceria maxima	reed sweet-grass

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

Myrothecium masonii (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Myrothecium masonii (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) 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))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Anamorphic Species	Myrothecium masonii (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
Species	Myxospora masonii (a fungus)
Family	STACHYBOTRYACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	HYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
Subclass	SORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
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)

Myrothecium masonii 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 Myrothecium masonii (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Myrothecium masonii (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

HYPOCREALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

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 Myrothecium masonii (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus):

HYPOCREALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

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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