Helminthosphaeria clavariarum (Desm.) Fuckel
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Helminthosphaeria clavariarum 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
Diplococcium dematiaceous anamorph		Diplococcium dematiaceous anamorph parasitises blackened fruitbody			Clavulina cinerea	Grey Coral	Cantharellales: Clavulinaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Helminthosphaeriaceae/Helminthosphaeria clavariarum/	Helminthosphaeria clavariarum	an ascomycete				Diplococcium dematiaceous anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Clavulinaceae/Clavulina cinerea/	Clavulina cinerea	grey coral		blackened		fruitbody
perithecium (subiculate)		subiculate perithecium parasitises blackened fruitbody			Clavulina cinerea	Grey Coral	Cantharellales: Clavulinaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Helminthosphaeriaceae/Helminthosphaeria clavariarum/	Helminthosphaeria clavariarum	an ascomycete		subiculate		perithecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Clavulinaceae/Clavulina cinerea/	Clavulina cinerea	grey coral		blackened		fruitbody
Diplococcium dematiaceous anamorph		Diplococcium dematiaceous anamorph parasitises blackened fruitbody			Clavulina coralloides	Crested Coral	Cantharellales: Clavulinaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Helminthosphaeriaceae/Helminthosphaeria clavariarum/	Helminthosphaeria clavariarum	an ascomycete				Diplococcium dematiaceous anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Clavulinaceae/Clavulina coralloides/	Clavulina coralloides	crested coral		blackened		fruitbody
perithecium (subiculate)		subiculate perithecium parasitises blackened fruitbody			Clavulina coralloides	Crested Coral	Cantharellales: Clavulinaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Helminthosphaeriaceae/Helminthosphaeria clavariarum/	Helminthosphaeria clavariarum	an ascomycete		subiculate		perithecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Clavulinaceae/Clavulina coralloides/	Clavulina coralloides	crested coral		blackened		fruitbody

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Helminthosphaeria clavariarum (an ascomycete) 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))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Helminthosphaeria clavariarum (an ascomycete)
Genus	Helminthosphaeria (a genus of ascomycetes)
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)

Helminthosphaeria clavariarum 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

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Helminthosphaeria clavariarum (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 Helminthosphaeria clavariarum (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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