Leptosphaeria acuta (Fuckel) P. Karst.
(Nettle Rash)

Interactions where Leptosphaeria acuta 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
Phoma coelomycetous anamorph (mostly superficial)		mostly superficial Phoma coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem (esp. near base)			Urtica dioica	Common Nettle	Rosales: Urticaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Leptosphaeriaceae/Leptosphaeria acuta/	Leptosphaeria acuta	nettle rash		mostly superficial		Phoma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Urticaceae/Urtica dioica/	Urtica dioica	common nettle		dead	stem (esp. near base)				(6-1)
pseudothecium (mostly superficial)		mostly superficial pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem (esp. near base)			Urtica dioica	Common Nettle	Rosales: Urticaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Leptosphaeriaceae/Leptosphaeria acuta/	Leptosphaeria acuta	nettle rash		mostly superficial		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Urticaceae/Urtica dioica/	Urtica dioica	common nettle		dead	stem (esp. near base)				(2-5)

Interactions where Leptosphaeria acuta is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part		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	Summary
		is parasitised by superficial, scattered or clustered perithecium			Macroconia leptosphaeriae	a pyrenomycete	Hypocreales: Nectriaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Macroconia leptosphaeriae/	Macroconia leptosphaeriae	a pyrenomycete		superficial, scattered or clustered		perithecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Leptosphaeriaceae/Leptosphaeria acuta/	Leptosphaeria acuta	nettle rash								superficial, scattered or clustered perithecium parasitises
		is parasitised by Fusarium anamorph			Macroconia leptosphaeriae	a pyrenomycete	Hypocreales: Nectriaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Macroconia leptosphaeriae/	Macroconia leptosphaeriae	a pyrenomycete				Fusarium anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Leptosphaeriaceae/Leptosphaeria acuta/	Leptosphaeria acuta	nettle rash								Fusarium anamorph parasitises
perithecium		perithecium is parasitised by effuse colony of Pleurophragmium dematiaceous anamorph			Pleurophragmium acutum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus	Helotiales	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Pleurophragmium acutum/	Pleurophragmium acutum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Pleurophragmium dematiaceous anamorph	Fungus / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Leptosphaeriaceae/Leptosphaeria acuta/	Leptosphaeria acuta	nettle rash			perithecium					effuse colony of Pleurophragmium dematiaceous anamorph parasitises perithecium

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
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Leptosphaeria acuta (Nettle Rash) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Leptosphaeria acuta (Nettle Rash) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Leptosphaeria acuta (Nettle Rash)
Genus	Leptosphaeria (a genus of ascomycetes)
Family	LEPTOSPHAERIACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	PLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
Subclass	DOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
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)

Leptosphaeria acuta is also a member of:
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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Leptosphaeria acuta (Nettle Rash) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Leptosphaeria
(a genus of ascomycetes)

PLEOSPORALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Leptosphaeria acuta (Nettle Rash):

Leptosphaeria
(a genus of ascomycetes)

PLEOSPORALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

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