Arthrobotrys oligospora Fresen.
(a nematode-trapping anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Arthrobotrys oligospora 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
Arthrobotrys anamorph		Arthrobotrys anamorph inhabits dung of dung			Equus ferus	Horse	Perissodactyla: Equidae	Dactylella lobata, predacious on Nematodes., Duddington, C.L., 1951	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Arthrobotrys oligospora/	Arthrobotrys oligospora	a nematode-trapping anamorphic fungus				Arthrobotrys anamorph	Animal / dung / associate		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Perissodactyla/Equidae/Equus ferus/	Equus ferus	horse			dung
Arthrobotrys anamorph		colony of Arthrobotrys anamorph inhabits dung of dung			[Herbivores]	mammalian herbivores		Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Arthrobotrys oligospora/	Arthrobotrys oligospora	a nematode-trapping anamorphic fungus			colony	Arthrobotrys anamorph	Animal / dung / associate			/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Herbivores/	Herbivores	mammalian herbivores			dung		Minor
Arthrobotrys anamorph		colony of Arthrobotrys anamorph feeds on dead			NEMATODA	roundworms, eelworms or nematodes		Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Arthrobotrys oligospora/	Arthrobotrys oligospora	a nematode-trapping anamorphic fungus			colony	Arthrobotrys anamorph	Animal / carrion / dead animal feeder		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Nematoda/	Nematoda	roundworms, eelworms or nematodes
Arthrobotrys anamorph		adhesive network trap of Arthrobotrys anamorph is predator of			NEMATODA	roundworms, eelworms or nematodes		Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998 Morphogenesis in the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora – an extensive plasticity of infection structures, Nordbring-Hertz, B., 2004	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Arthrobotrys oligospora/	Arthrobotrys oligospora	a nematode-trapping anamorphic fungus			adhesive network trap	Arthrobotrys anamorph	Animal / predator		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Nematoda/	Nematoda	roundworms, eelworms or nematodes
Arthrobotrys anamorph		conidial trap of Arthrobotrys anamorph is predator of			NEMATODA	roundworms, eelworms or nematodes		Morphogenesis in the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora – an extensive plasticity of infection structures, Nordbring-Hertz, B., 2004	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Arthrobotrys oligospora/	Arthrobotrys oligospora	a nematode-trapping anamorphic fungus			conidial trap	Arthrobotrys anamorph	Animal / predator		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Nematoda/	Nematoda	roundworms, eelworms or nematodes
Arthrobotrys anamorph		hyphal coil of Arthrobotrys anamorph parasitises live, shrivelled hypha			FUNGI	true fungi		Morphogenesis in the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora – an extensive plasticity of infection structures, Nordbring-Hertz, B., 2004	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Arthrobotrys oligospora/	Arthrobotrys oligospora	a nematode-trapping anamorphic fungus			hyphal coil	Arthrobotrys anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/	Fungi	true fungi		live, shrivelled	hypha
Arthrobotrys anamorph		hyphal coil of Arthrobotrys anamorph parasitises live, shrivelled hypha of Rhizoctonia anamorph			Thanatephorus cucumeris	Potato Stem Canker, Black Scurf, Tulip Grey Bulb Rot - causative organism	Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae	Morphogenesis in the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora – an extensive plasticity of infection structures, Nordbring-Hertz, B., 2004	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Arthrobotrys oligospora/	Arthrobotrys oligospora	a nematode-trapping anamorphic fungus			hyphal coil	Arthrobotrys anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Ceratobasidiaceae/Thanatephorus cucumeris/	Thanatephorus cucumeris	potato stem canker, black scurf, tulip grey bulb rot (causative organism)		live, shrivelled	hypha	Rhizoctonia anamorph
Arthrobotrys anamorph		appressorium of Arthrobotrys anamorph parasitises live root			Lycopersicon esculentum	Tomato	Solanales: Solanaceae	Morphogenesis in the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora – an extensive plasticity of infection structures, Nordbring-Hertz, B., 2004	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Arthrobotrys oligospora/	Arthrobotrys oligospora	a nematode-trapping anamorphic fungus			appressorium	Arthrobotrys anamorph	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Lycopersicon esculentum/	Lycopersicon esculentum	tomato		live	root			Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
Arthrobotrys anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Arthrobotrys anamorph is saprobic on dead			[Herbaceous Plants]	herbaceous plants		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Arthrobotrys oligospora/	Arthrobotrys oligospora	a nematode-trapping anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Arthrobotrys anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/	Herbaceous Plants	herbaceous plants		dead
Arthrobotrys anamorph		appressorium of Arthrobotrys anamorph parasitises live root			Hordeum	barleys	Poales: Poaceae	Morphogenesis in the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora – an extensive plasticity of infection structures, Nordbring-Hertz, B., 2004	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Arthrobotrys oligospora/	Arthrobotrys oligospora	a nematode-trapping anamorphic fungus			appressorium	Arthrobotrys anamorph	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Hordeum/	Hordeum	barleys		live	root			Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced

Author & Year	Title	Source
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	Fungi of the South East England	383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Duddington, C.L., 1951	Dactylella lobata, predacious on Nematodes.	TBMS Vol 34 (4): 489-491.
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
Nordbring-Hertz, B., 2004	Morphogenesis in the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora – an extensive plasticity of infection structures	Mycologist Vol 18 (3): 125-133.

Arthrobotrys oligospora (a nematode-trapping anamorphic fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Arthrobotrys oligospora (a nematode-trapping 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	Arthrobotrys oligospora (a nematode-trapping anamorphic fungus)
Species	Orbilia oligospora (a fungus)
Genus	Orbilia (glasscup discomycetes)
Family	ORBILIACEAE (glasscup discomycetes)
Order	ORBILIALES (glasscups)
Subclass	ORBILIOMYCETIDAE (glasscups)
Class	ORBILIOMYCETES (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)

Arthrobotrys oligospora 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 Arthrobotrys oligospora (a nematode-trapping anamorphic fungus)

Arthrobotrys oligospora (a nematode-trapping anamorphic fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

ORBILIACEAE
(glasscup discomycetes)

ORBILIOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

General Works

Author	Year	Title	Source
Nordbring-Hertz, B.	2004	Morphogenesis in the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora – an extensive plasticity of infection structures	Mycologist Vol 18 (3): 125-133.
Tzean, S.S. & Estey, R.H.	1978	Nematode-trapping Fungi as Mycopathogens	Phytopathology Vol 68: 1266-1270.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Arthrobotrys oligospora (a nematode-trapping anamorphic fungus):

ORBILIACEAE
(glasscup discomycetes)

ORBILIOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

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