Chaetomium Kunze
(a genus of ascomycetes)

Interactions where Chaetomium 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
is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung Rare [Herbivores] mammalian herbivores Keys to Fungi on Dung, Richardson, M.J. & Watling, R., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Chaetomium/Chaetomiuma genus of ascomycetes Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Herbivores/Herbivoresmammalian herbivoresdungRare

Author & YearTitleSource
Richardson, M.J. & Watling, R., 1997Keys to Fungi on Dung2 edition, 68pp, British Mycological Society

Chaetomium (a genus of ascomycetes) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Chaetomium (a genus of ascomycetes) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Chaetomium angustisporum
an ascomycete fungus
Species 1 trophisms
Chaetomium crispatum
an ascomycete fungus
Species 4 trophisms
Chaetomium elatum
an ascomycete fungus
Species 5 trophisms
Chaetomium fusisporale
a pyrenomycete
Species 1 trophisms
Chaetomium globosum
an ascomycete fungus
Species 7 trophisms
Chaetomium piluliferum
an ascomycete fungus
Species 1 trophisms
Chaetomium tetrasporum
an ascomycete fungus
Species 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusChaetomium (a genus of ascomycetes)
FamilyCHAETOMIACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderSORDARIALES (an order of ascomycetes)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chaetomium (a genus of ascomycetes)

Chaetomium (a genus of ascomycetes) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Harvey, R., Hodgkiss, I.J. & Lewis, P.N. 1969 Air-spora studies at Cardiff II. Chaetomium TBMS Vol 53 (2): 269-278.
Minter, D.W. 1982 On the problem of describing the shapes of certain fungal spores Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 16 (2): 164-165.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Chaetomium (a genus of ascomycetes):

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