Spadicoides atra (Corda) S. Hughes
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Spadicoides atra 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
Spadicoides dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Spadicoides dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead wood			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Helminthosphaeriaceae/Spadicoides atra/	Spadicoides atra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Spadicoides dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		dead	wood
Spadicoides dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Spadicoides dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead wood			Populus	poplars	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Helminthosphaeriaceae/Spadicoides atra/	Spadicoides atra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Spadicoides dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/	Populus	poplars		dead	wood
Spadicoides dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Spadicoides dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			[Broadleaved trees]	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Helminthosphaeriaceae/Spadicoides atra/	Spadicoides atra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Spadicoides dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		dead	branch		Minor
Spadicoides dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Spadicoides dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			PINOPSIDA	conifers		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Helminthosphaeriaceae/Spadicoides atra/	Spadicoides atra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Spadicoides dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/	Pinopsida	conifers		dead	branch
Spadicoides dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Spadicoides dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead wood			Larix	larches	Pinales: Pinaceae	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Helminthosphaeriaceae/Spadicoides atra/	Spadicoides atra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Spadicoides dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix/	Larix	larches		dead	wood
Spadicoides dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Spadicoides dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead wood			Picea	spruces	Pinales: Pinaceae	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Helminthosphaeriaceae/Spadicoides atra/	Spadicoides atra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Spadicoides dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/	Picea	spruces		dead	wood
Spadicoides dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Spadicoides dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead wood			Pseudotsuga menziesii	Douglas Fir	Pinales: Pinaceae	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Helminthosphaeriaceae/Spadicoides atra/	Spadicoides atra	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Spadicoides dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pseudotsuga menziesii/	Pseudotsuga menziesii	Douglas fir		dead	wood

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Spadicoides atra (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))

Author & Year	Title	Source
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	Fungi of the South East England	383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Anamorphic Species	Spadicoides atra (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
Form genus	Spadicoides (a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)
Family	HELMINTHOSPHAERIACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	SORDARIALES (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)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Spadicoides atra (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

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

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes
(dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Spadicoides atra (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus):

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes
(dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

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