Mycosphaerella silenis Höhn.
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Mycosphaerella silenis 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 (gregarious)		gregarious pseudothecium causes spots on locally blackened leaf			Minuartia rubella	Mountain Sandwort	Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae	Some Microfungi on Scottish Alpine Plants, Dennis, R.W.G., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella silenis/	Mycosphaerella silenis	an ascomycete		gregarious		pseudothecium	Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Minuartia rubella/	Minuartia rubella	mountain sandwort		locally blackened	leaf
pseudothecium (gregarious)		gregarious pseudothecium causes spots on locally blackened sepal			Minuartia rubella	Mountain Sandwort	Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae	Some Microfungi on Scottish Alpine Plants, Dennis, R.W.G., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella silenis/	Mycosphaerella silenis	an ascomycete		gregarious		pseudothecium	Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Minuartia rubella/	Minuartia rubella	mountain sandwort		locally blackened	sepal
pseudothecium (gregarious)		gregarious pseudothecium causes spots on locally blackened leaf			Silene vulgaris	Bladder Campion	Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae	Some Microfungi on Scottish Alpine Plants, Dennis, R.W.G., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella silenis/	Mycosphaerella silenis	an ascomycete		gregarious		pseudothecium	Foodplant / spot causer		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene vulgaris/	Silene vulgaris	bladder campion		locally blackened	leaf
pseudothecium (gregarious)		gregarious pseudothecium causes spots on locally blackened sepal			Silene vulgaris	Bladder Campion	Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae	Some Microfungi on Scottish Alpine Plants, Dennis, R.W.G., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella silenis/	Mycosphaerella silenis	an ascomycete		gregarious		pseudothecium	Foodplant / spot causer		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene vulgaris/	Silene vulgaris	bladder campion		locally blackened	sepal

Author & Year	Title	Source
Dennis, R.W.G., 1997	Some Microfungi on Scottish Alpine Plants	Kew Bulletin Vol 52 (2): 451-458.

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

Mycosphaerella
(a genus of ascomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Mycosphaerella silenis (an ascomycete) may 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	Mycosphaerella silenis (an ascomycete)
Genus	Mycosphaerella (a genus of ascomycetes)
Family	MYCOSPHAERELLACEAE (a family of ascomycetes and lichens)
Order	CAPNODIALES (sooty moulds)
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)

Mycosphaerella silenis 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

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mycosphaerella silenis (an ascomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Dennis, R.W.G.	1997	Some Microfungi on Scottish Alpine Plants	Kew Bulletin Vol 52 (2): 451-458.

Mycosphaerella silenis (an ascomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Mycosphaerella
(a genus of ascomycetes)

MYCOSPHAERELLACEAE
(a family of ascomycetes and lichens)

CAPNODIALES
(sooty moulds)

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 Mycosphaerella silenis (an ascomycete):

Mycosphaerella
(a genus of ascomycetes)

MYCOSPHAERELLACEAE
(a family of ascomycetes and lichens)

CAPNODIALES
(sooty moulds)

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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