Phyllosticta philoprina (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Wikee & Crous
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Phyllosticta philoprina 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
Dothiorella coelomycetous anamorph (often in concentric rings, sometimes stromatic)		often in concentric rings, sometimes stromatic pycnidium of Dothiorella coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf			Hedera	ivies	Apiales: Araliaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta philoprina/	Phyllosticta philoprina	an ascomycete		often in concentric rings, sometimes stromatic	pycnidium	Dothiorella coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera/	Hedera	ivies		dead	leaf
Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph (often in concentric rings, sometimes stromatic)		often in concentric rings, sometimes stromatic pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf			Hedera	ivies	Apiales: Araliaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta philoprina/	Phyllosticta philoprina	an ascomycete		often in concentric rings, sometimes stromatic	pycnidium	Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera/	Hedera	ivies		dead	leaf
Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph (often in concentric rings, sometimes stromatic)		often in concentric rings, sometimes stromatic pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on dead leaf			Hedera	ivies	Apiales: Araliaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta philoprina/	Phyllosticta philoprina	an ascomycete		often in concentric rings, sometimes stromatic	pycnidium	Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera/	Hedera	ivies		dead	leaf
pseudothecium (epiphyllous, immersed)		epiphyllous, immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf			Hedera	ivies	Apiales: Araliaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta philoprina/	Phyllosticta philoprina	an ascomycete		epiphyllous, immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera/	Hedera	ivies		dead	leaf				(12)
Dothiorella coelomycetous anamorph (often in concentric rings, sometimes stromatic)		often in concentric rings, sometimes stromatic pycnidium of Dothiorella coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf			Ilex aquifolium	Holly	Aquifoliales: Aquifoliaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta philoprina/	Phyllosticta philoprina	an ascomycete		often in concentric rings, sometimes stromatic	pycnidium	Dothiorella coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Aquifoliales/Aquifoliaceae/Ilex aquifolium/	Ilex aquifolium	holly		dead	leaf
Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph (often in concentric rings)		often in concentric rings pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf			Ilex aquifolium	Holly	Aquifoliales: Aquifoliaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta philoprina/	Phyllosticta philoprina	an ascomycete		often in concentric rings	pycnidium	Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Aquifoliales/Aquifoliaceae/Ilex aquifolium/	Ilex aquifolium	holly		dead	leaf
Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph (often in concentric rings)		often in concentric rings pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on dead leaf			Ilex aquifolium	Holly	Aquifoliales: Aquifoliaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta philoprina/	Phyllosticta philoprina	an ascomycete		often in concentric rings	pycnidium	Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Aquifoliales/Aquifoliaceae/Ilex aquifolium/	Ilex aquifolium	holly		dead	leaf
pseudothecium (epiphyllous, immersed)		epiphyllous, immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf			Ilex aquifolium	Holly	Aquifoliales: Aquifoliaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta philoprina/	Phyllosticta philoprina	an ascomycete		epiphyllous, immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Aquifoliales/Aquifoliaceae/Ilex aquifolium/	Ilex aquifolium	holly		dead	leaf				(12)
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium causes spots on live leaf			Rhododendron	rhododendrons and azaleas	Ericales: Ericaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta philoprina/	Phyllosticta philoprina	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron/	Rhododendron	rhododendrons and azaleas		live	leaf				(2-9)
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium causes spots on newly dead leaf			Rhododendron	rhododendrons and azaleas	Ericales: Ericaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta philoprina/	Phyllosticta philoprina	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron/	Rhododendron	rhododendrons and azaleas		newly dead	leaf				(2-9)
pycnidial anamorph		pycnidial anamorph causes spots on live leaf			Rhododendron	rhododendrons and azaleas	Ericales: Ericaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta philoprina/	Phyllosticta philoprina	an ascomycete				pycnidial anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron/	Rhododendron	rhododendrons and azaleas		live	leaf
pycnidial anamorph		pycnidial anamorph causes spots on newly dead leaf			Rhododendron	rhododendrons and azaleas	Ericales: Ericaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta philoprina/	Phyllosticta philoprina	an ascomycete				pycnidial anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron/	Rhododendron	rhododendrons and azaleas		newly dead	leaf
Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph (amphigenous, sometimes in lines, splitting epidermis)		amphigenous, sometimes in lines, splitting epidermis pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf			Taxus baccata	Yew	Pinales: Taxaceae	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta philoprina/	Phyllosticta philoprina	an ascomycete		amphigenous, sometimes in lines, splitting epidermis	pycnidium	Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Taxaceae/Taxus baccata/	Taxus baccata	yew		dead	leaf
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf			Taxus baccata	Yew	Pinales: Taxaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta philoprina/	Phyllosticta philoprina	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Taxaceae/Taxus baccata/	Taxus baccata	yew		dead	leaf				(3-5)
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead twig			Taxus baccata	Yew	Pinales: Taxaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta philoprina/	Phyllosticta philoprina	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Taxaceae/Taxus baccata/	Taxus baccata	yew		dead	twig				(3-5)

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

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

Phyllosticta
(a form genus of coelomycetous leaf-spot fungi)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Phyllosticta philoprina (an ascomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Coelomycetes
(stem- and leaf-fungi)

Lichenes
(lichens)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Phyllosticta philoprina (an ascomycete)
Genus	Phyllosticta (a form genus of coelomycetous leaf-spot fungi)
Family	PHYLLOSTICTACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	BOTRYOSPHAERIALES (an order of ascomycetes)
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)

Phyllosticta philoprina is also a member of:
Coelomycetes - stem- and leaf-fungi (via Phyllosticta)
Anamorphic fungi - mitosporic fungi (via Coelomycetes)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Anamorphic fungi)
Lichenes - lichens (via Botryosphaeriales)
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 Phyllosticta philoprina (an ascomycete)

Phyllosticta philoprina (an ascomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Phyllosticta
(a form genus of coelomycetous leaf-spot fungi)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Coelomycetes
(stem- and leaf-fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

Lichenes
(lichens)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phyllosticta philoprina (an ascomycete):

Phyllosticta
(a form genus of coelomycetous leaf-spot fungi)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Coelomycetes
(stem- and leaf-fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

Lichenes
(lichens)

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

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