Phyllachora heraclei (Fr.) Fuckel
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Phyllachora heraclei 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
Phloeospora coelomycetous anamorph (scattered or in small groups, mainly hypophyllous, immersed, brown-black)		scattered or in small groups, mainly hypophyllous, immersed, brown-black acervulus of Phloeospora coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live leaf			Heracleum sphondylium	Hogweed, Kecks	Apiales: Apiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Phyllachora heraclei/	Phyllachora heraclei	an ascomycete		scattered or in small groups, mainly hypophyllous, immersed, brown-black	acervulus	Phloeospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum sphondylium/	Heracleum sphondylium	hogweed, kecks		live	leaf				(7-10)
Phloeospora coelomycetous anamorph (scattered or in small groups, mainly hypophyllous, immersed, brown-black)		scattered or in small groups, mainly hypophyllous, immersed, brown-black acervulus of Phloeospora coelomycetous anamorph parasitises fading leaf			Heracleum sphondylium	Hogweed, Kecks	Apiales: Apiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Phyllachora heraclei/	Phyllachora heraclei	an ascomycete		scattered or in small groups, mainly hypophyllous, immersed, brown-black	acervulus	Phloeospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum sphondylium/	Heracleum sphondylium	hogweed, kecks		fading	leaf				(7-10)
Phloeospora coelomycetous anamorph (scattered or in small groups, mainly hypophyllous, immersed, brown-black)		scattered or in small groups, mainly hypophyllous, immersed, brown-black acervulus of Phloeospora coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live leaf			Pastinaca sativa ssp sativa var hortensis	Parsnip	Apiales: Apiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Phyllachora heraclei/	Phyllachora heraclei	an ascomycete		scattered or in small groups, mainly hypophyllous, immersed, brown-black	acervulus	Phloeospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa var. hortensis/	Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa var. hortensis	parsnip		live	leaf				(7-10)
Phloeospora coelomycetous anamorph (scattered or in small groups, mainly hypophyllous, immersed, brown-black)		scattered or in small groups, mainly hypophyllous, immersed, brown-black acervulus of Phloeospora coelomycetous anamorph parasitises fading leaf			Pastinaca sativa ssp sativa var hortensis	Parsnip	Apiales: Apiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Phyllachora heraclei/	Phyllachora heraclei	an ascomycete		scattered or in small groups, mainly hypophyllous, immersed, brown-black	acervulus	Phloeospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa var. hortensis/	Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa var. hortensis	parsnip		fading	leaf				(7-10)

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
Grove, W.B., 1935	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia	Vol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

Phyllachora
(a genus of ascomycete fungi)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Phyllachora heraclei (an ascomycete)
Genus	Phyllachora (a genus of ascomycete fungi)
Family	PHYLLACHORACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	PHYLLACHORALES (an order of ascomycetes)
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)

Phyllachora heraclei 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 Phyllachora heraclei (an ascomycete)

Phyllachora heraclei (an ascomycete) may 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 Phyllachora heraclei (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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