Pleospora scirpicola (DC.) P. Karst.
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Pleospora scirpicola 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
Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, standing stem			Eleocharis palustris	Common Spike-rush	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora scirpicola/	Pleospora scirpicola	an ascomycete			colony	Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/	Eleocharis palustris	common spike-rush		dead, standing	stem				(9-5)
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead, standing stem			Eleocharis palustris	Common Spike-rush	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora scirpicola/	Pleospora scirpicola	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/	Eleocharis palustris	common spike-rush		dead, standing	stem				(9-5)
Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, standing stem			Schoenoplectus lacustris	Common Club-rush	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora scirpicola/	Pleospora scirpicola	an ascomycete			colony	Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Schoenoplectus lacustris/	Schoenoplectus lacustris	common club-rush		dead, standing	stem				(9-5)
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead, standing stem			Schoenoplectus lacustris	Common Club-rush	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora scirpicola/	Pleospora scirpicola	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Schoenoplectus lacustris/	Schoenoplectus lacustris	common club-rush		dead, standing	stem				(9-5)
Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, standing stem			Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani	Grey Club-rush	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora scirpicola/	Pleospora scirpicola	an ascomycete			colony	Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani/	Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani	grey club-rush		dead, standing	stem				(9-5)
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead, standing stem			Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani	Grey Club-rush	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora scirpicola/	Pleospora scirpicola	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani/	Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani	grey club-rush		dead, standing	stem				(9-5)
Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, standing stem			Juncus effusus	Soft Rush, Soft-rush	Poales: Juncaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora scirpicola/	Pleospora scirpicola	an ascomycete			colony	Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Juncaceae/Juncus effusus/	Juncus effusus	soft rush, soft-rush		dead, standing	stem				(9-5)
pseudothecium (immersed)		immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead, standing stem			Juncus effusus	Soft Rush, Soft-rush	Poales: Juncaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora scirpicola/	Pleospora scirpicola	an ascomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Juncaceae/Juncus effusus/	Juncus effusus	soft rush, soft-rush		dead, standing	stem				(9-5)

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Pleospora scirpicola (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	Pleospora scirpicola (an ascomycete)
Genus	Pleospora (a genus of ascomycetes)
Family	PLEOSPORACEAE (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)

Pleospora scirpicola 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 Pleospora scirpicola (an ascomycete)

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

Pleospora
(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 Pleospora scirpicola (an ascomycete):

Pleospora
(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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