Ophiosphaerella herpotricha (Fr.) J. Walker
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Ophiosphaerella herpotricha 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
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on stem internode (basal)			Arrhenatherum elatius	False Oat-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Ophiosphaerella herpotricha/	Ophiosphaerella herpotricha	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Arrhenatherum elatius/	Arrhenatherum elatius	false oat-grass			stem internode (basal)				(3-7)
pycnidial anamorph (immersed)		immersed pycnidial anamorph is saprobic on stem internode (basal)			Arrhenatherum elatius	False Oat-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Ophiosphaerella herpotricha/	Ophiosphaerella herpotricha	an ascomycete		immersed		pycnidial anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Arrhenatherum elatius/	Arrhenatherum elatius	false oat-grass			stem internode (basal)		Minor		(3-7)
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on stem internode (basal)			Bromus	a genus of bromes	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Ophiosphaerella herpotricha/	Ophiosphaerella herpotricha	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus/	Bromus	a genus of bromes			stem internode (basal)				(3-7)
pycnidial anamorph (immersed)		immersed pycnidial anamorph is saprobic on stem internode (basal)			Bromus	a genus of bromes	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Ophiosphaerella herpotricha/	Ophiosphaerella herpotricha	an ascomycete		immersed		pycnidial anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus/	Bromus	a genus of bromes			stem internode (basal)		Minor		(3-7)
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on stem internode (basal)			Festuca	fescue grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Ophiosphaerella herpotricha/	Ophiosphaerella herpotricha	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca/	Festuca	fescue grasses			stem internode (basal)				(3-7)
pycnidial anamorph (immersed)		immersed pycnidial anamorph is saprobic on stem internode (basal)			Festuca	fescue grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Ophiosphaerella herpotricha/	Ophiosphaerella herpotricha	an ascomycete		immersed		pycnidial anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca/	Festuca	fescue grasses			stem internode (basal)		Minor		(3-7)
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on stem internode (basal)			Holcus	soft-grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Ophiosphaerella herpotricha/	Ophiosphaerella herpotricha	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Holcus/	Holcus	soft-grasses			stem internode (basal)				(3-7)
pycnidial anamorph (immersed)		immersed pycnidial anamorph is saprobic on stem internode (basal)			Holcus	soft-grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Ophiosphaerella herpotricha/	Ophiosphaerella herpotricha	an ascomycete		immersed		pycnidial anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Holcus/	Holcus	soft-grasses			stem internode (basal)		Minor		(3-7)
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on stem internode (basal)			Hordeum	barleys	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Ophiosphaerella herpotricha/	Ophiosphaerella herpotricha	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Hordeum/	Hordeum	barleys			stem internode (basal)				(3-7)
pycnidial anamorph (immersed)		immersed pycnidial anamorph is saprobic on stem internode (basal)			Hordeum	barleys	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Ophiosphaerella herpotricha/	Ophiosphaerella herpotricha	an ascomycete		immersed		pycnidial anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Hordeum/	Hordeum	barleys			stem internode (basal)		Minor		(3-7)
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on stem internode (basal)			Triticum	wheats	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Ophiosphaerella herpotricha/	Ophiosphaerella herpotricha	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Triticum/	Triticum	wheats			stem internode (basal)				(3-7)
pycnidial anamorph (immersed)		immersed pycnidial anamorph is saprobic on stem internode (basal)			Triticum	wheats	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Ophiosphaerella herpotricha/	Ophiosphaerella herpotricha	an ascomycete		immersed		pycnidial anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Triticum/	Triticum	wheats			stem internode (basal)		Minor		(3-7)
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on stem internode (basal)			[Agropyron]	couch grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Ophiosphaerella herpotricha/	Ophiosphaerella herpotricha	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agropyron/	Agropyron	couch grasses			stem internode (basal)				(3-7)
pycnidial anamorph (immersed)		immersed pycnidial anamorph is saprobic on stem internode (basal)			[Agropyron]	couch grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Ophiosphaerella herpotricha/	Ophiosphaerella herpotricha	an ascomycete		immersed		pycnidial anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agropyron/	Agropyron	couch grasses			stem internode (basal)		Minor		(3-7)

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

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Ophiosphaerella herpotricha (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	Ophiosphaerella herpotricha (an ascomycete)
Family	PHAEOSPHAERIACEAE (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)

Ophiosphaerella herpotricha 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 Ophiosphaerella herpotricha (an ascomycete)

Ophiosphaerella herpotricha (an ascomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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 Ophiosphaerella herpotricha (an ascomycete):

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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