Clonostachys simmonsii Massee
(an anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Clonostachys simmonsii 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
Clonostachys anamorph colony of Clonostachys anamorph is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of frass of caterpillar UK/Ireland LEPIDOPTERA butterflies and moths Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Clonostachys simmonsii/Clonostachys simmonsiian anamorphic funguscolonyClonostachys anamorph Animal / dung / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lepidopterabutterflies and mothsfrasscaterpillar

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Clonostachys simmonsii (an anamorphic fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Clonostachys simmonsii (an anamorphic fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesClonostachys simmonsii (an anamorphic fungus)
GenusClonostachys (a genus of fungi)
FamilyBIONECTRIACEAE (a family of prenomycetes and lichens)
OrderHYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
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 Clonostachys simmonsii (an anamorphic fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Schroers, H.-J. 2001 A monograph of Bionectria (Ascomycota, Hypocreales, Bionectriaceae) and its Clonostachys anamorphs Stud. Mycol. No. 46.

Clonostachys simmonsii (an anamorphic fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Schroers, H.J. Generic delimitation of Bionectria (Bionectriaceae, Hypocreales) based on holomorph characters and rDNA sequences White, J.F.Jr., Sullivan, R., Moy, M., Patel, R. & Duncan, R. An overview of problems in the classification of plant-parasitic Clavicipitaceae, 11pp, Molecules, morphology and classification: Towards monophyletic genera in the Ascomycetes

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Clonostachys simmonsii (an anamorphic fungus):

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