Botryosphaeria festucae (Lib.) Arx & E. Müll.
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Botryosphaeria festucae 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		pseudothecium is saprobic on			Carex pulicaris	Flea Sedge	Poales: Cyperaceae	New or critical Fungi from the Highlands and Islands, Dennis, R.W.G., 1980	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria festucae/	Botryosphaeria festucae	an ascomycete				pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pulicaris/	Carex pulicaris	flea sedge
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem			Molinia caerulea	Purple Moor-grass	Poales: Poaceae	New or critical Fungi from the Highlands and Islands, Dennis, R.W.G., 1980 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria festucae/	Botryosphaeria festucae	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Molinia caerulea/	Molinia caerulea	purple moor-grass		dead	stem				(6-8)
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf			Molinia caerulea	Purple Moor-grass	Poales: Poaceae	New or critical Fungi from the Highlands and Islands, Dennis, R.W.G., 1980 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria festucae/	Botryosphaeria festucae	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Molinia caerulea/	Molinia caerulea	purple moor-grass		dead	leaf				(6-8)
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem			Phragmites australis	Common Reed	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria festucae/	Botryosphaeria festucae	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Phragmites australis/	Phragmites australis	common reed		dead	stem				(6-8)
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf			Phragmites australis	Common Reed	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria festucae/	Botryosphaeria festucae	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Phragmites australis/	Phragmites australis	common reed		dead	leaf				(6-8)
pseudothecium		pseudothecium is saprobic on			Brachypodium	false bromes	Poales: Poaceae	New or critical Fungi from the Highlands and Islands, Dennis, R.W.G., 1980	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria festucae/	Botryosphaeria festucae	an ascomycete				pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium/	Brachypodium	false bromes
pseudothecium		pseudothecium is saprobic on			Bromus	a genus of bromes	Poales: Poaceae	New or critical Fungi from the Highlands and Islands, Dennis, R.W.G., 1980	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria festucae/	Botryosphaeria festucae	an ascomycete				pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus/	Bromus	a genus of bromes
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem			Agrostis	bent grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria festucae/	Botryosphaeria festucae	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agrostis/	Agrostis	bent grasses		dead	stem				(6-8)
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf			Agrostis	bent grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria festucae/	Botryosphaeria festucae	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agrostis/	Agrostis	bent grasses		dead	leaf				(6-8)
pseudothecium		pseudothecium is saprobic on			Deschampsia	a genus of hair-grasses	Poales: Poaceae	New or critical Fungi from the Highlands and Islands, Dennis, R.W.G., 1980	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria festucae/	Botryosphaeria festucae	an ascomycete				pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Deschampsia/	Deschampsia	a genus of hair-grasses
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem			Festuca rubra agg.	red fescues	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria festucae/	Botryosphaeria festucae	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca rubra agg./	Festuca rubra agg.	red fescues		dead	stem				(6-8)
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf			Festuca rubra agg.	red fescues	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria festucae/	Botryosphaeria festucae	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca rubra agg./	Festuca rubra agg.	red fescues		dead	leaf				(6-8)
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem			Poa	meadow-grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria festucae/	Botryosphaeria festucae	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa/	Poa	meadow-grasses		dead	stem				(6-8)
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf			Poa	meadow-grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria festucae/	Botryosphaeria festucae	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa/	Poa	meadow-grasses		dead	leaf				(6-8)

Author & Year	Title	Source
Dennis, R.W.G., 1980	New or critical Fungi from the Highlands and Islands	Kew Bulletin vol 35 (2): 343-361.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Lichenes
(lichens)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Botryosphaeria festucae (an ascomycete)
Genus	Botryosphaeria (a genus of ascomycete fungi)
Family	BOTRYOSPHAERIACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	BOTRYOSPHAERIALES (an order of ascomycetes)
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)

Botryosphaeria festucae is also a member of:
Lichenes - lichens (via Botryosphaeriales)
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 Botryosphaeria festucae (an ascomycete)

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

BOTRYOSPHAERIACEAE
(a family of ascomycetes)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Lichenes
(lichens)

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

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

Botryosphaeria
(a genus of ascomycete fungi)

BOTRYOSPHAERIACEAE
(a family of ascomycetes)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Lichenes
(lichens)

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

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