Thysanophora penicillioides (Roum.) W.B. Kendr.
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Thysanophora penicillioides 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
Thysanophora dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Thysanophora dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, rotting, fallen needle			Abies grandis	Giant Fir	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Eurotiales/Trichocomaceae/Thysanophora penicillioides/	Thysanophora penicillioides	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Thysanophora dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies grandis/	Abies grandis	giant fir		dead, rotting, fallen	needle
Thysanophora dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Thysanophora dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, rotting, fallen needle			Larix	larches	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Eurotiales/Trichocomaceae/Thysanophora penicillioides/	Thysanophora penicillioides	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Thysanophora dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix/	Larix	larches		dead, rotting, fallen	needle		Minor
Thysanophora dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Thysanophora dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, rotting, fallen needle			Picea	spruces	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Eurotiales/Trichocomaceae/Thysanophora penicillioides/	Thysanophora penicillioides	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Thysanophora dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/	Picea	spruces		dead, rotting, fallen	needle		Minor
Thysanophora dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Thysanophora dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, rotting, fallen needle			Pinus sylvestris	Scots Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Eurotiales/Trichocomaceae/Thysanophora penicillioides/	Thysanophora penicillioides	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Thysanophora dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/	Pinus sylvestris	Scots pine		dead, rotting, fallen	needle
Thysanophora dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Thysanophora dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, rotting, fallen needle			Pseudotsuga menziesii	Douglas Fir	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Eurotiales/Trichocomaceae/Thysanophora penicillioides/	Thysanophora penicillioides	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Thysanophora dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pseudotsuga menziesii/	Pseudotsuga menziesii	Douglas fir		dead, rotting, fallen	needle		Minor

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

Thysanophora penicillioides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Thysanophora penicillioides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) 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:

Anamorphic Species	Thysanophora penicillioides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
Family	TRICHOCOMACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	EUROTIALES (an order of ascomycetes)
Subclass	EUROTIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
Class	EUROTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Thysanophora penicillioides 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 Thysanophora penicillioides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Thysanophora penicillioides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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 Thysanophora penicillioides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus):

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

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