Elytrigia atherica (Link) Kerguélen
(Sea Couch)

Interactions where Elytrigia atherica is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part 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 Summary
inflorescence inflorescence is parasitised by Sphacelia anamorph Claviceps purpurea Ergot Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/Claviceps purpureaergotSphacelia anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia atherica/Elytrigia athericasea couchinflorescence (7)Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence
inflorescence inflorescence may be infected and damaged by sclerotium Claviceps purpurea Ergot Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/Claviceps purpureaergotsclerotium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia atherica/Elytrigia athericasea couchinflorescence (9-11)sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence
leaf (dead, rain-soaked) dead, rain-soaked leaf is decayed by extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Cladosporium cladosporioides a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Cladosporiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium cladosporioides/Cladosporium cladosporioidesa dematiaceous anamorphic fungusextensive, velvetycolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia atherica/Elytrigia athericasea couchdead, rain-soakedleaf extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, rain-soaked leaf
leaf (dead, rain-soaked) dead, rain-soaked leaf is decayed by extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Mycosphaerella tassiana an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella tassiana/Mycosphaerella tassianaan ascomyceteextensive, velvetycolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia atherica/Elytrigia athericasea couchdead, rain-soakedleaf (1-12)extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, rain-soaked leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed perithecium Micronectriella agropyri an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Micronectriella agropyri/Micronectriella agropyrian ascomyceteimmersedperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia atherica/Elytrigia athericasea couchdeadleaf immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by apothecium Albotricha albotestacea a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Albotricha albotestacea/Albotricha albotestaceaa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia atherica/Elytrigia athericasea couchdeadleaf (2-8)apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by apothecium Lachnum carneolum var longisporum a discomycete Helotiales: Lachnaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Lachnaceae/Lachnum carneolum var. longisporum/Lachnum carneolum var. longisporuma discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia atherica/Elytrigia athericasea couchdeadleaf (2-)6-8(-10)apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by clypeate perithecium Anthostomella chionostoma a pyrenomycete Xylariales: Xylariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Anthostomella chionostoma/Anthostomella chionostomaa pyrenomyceteclypeateperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia atherica/Elytrigia athericasea couchdeadleaf (9)clypeate perithecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (live, blistered, split into ribbons) live, blistered, split into ribbons leaf is spotted by long, linear, erumpent sori UK/IrelandRestricted Urocystis agropyri-campestris a smut fungus Urocystidales: Urocystidaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis agropyri-campestris/Urocystis agropyri-campestrisa smut funguslong, linear, erumpentsori Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia atherica/Elytrigia athericasea couchlive, blistered, split into ribbonsleafSole long, linear, erumpent sori causes spots on live, blistered, split into ribbons leaf
leaf (live, blistered) live, blistered leaf is spotted by long, linear, erumpent sorus UK/Ireland Urocystis agropyri a stripe smut of grasses Urocystidales: Urocystidaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis agropyri/Urocystis agropyria stripe smut of grasseslong, linear, erumpentsorus Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia atherica/Elytrigia athericasea couchlive, blisteredleaf long, linear, erumpent sorus causes spots on live, blistered leaf
leaf (live, blistered) live, blistered leaf is spotted by long, linear, erumpent sorus Tranzscheliella hypodytes Stem Smut Of Grasses Ustilaginales: Ustilaginaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Tranzscheliella hypodytes/Tranzscheliella hypodytesstem smut of grasseslong, linear, erumpentsorus Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia atherica/Elytrigia athericasea couchlive, blisteredleaf long, linear, erumpent sorus causes spots on live, blistered leaf
stem (dead, rain-soaked) dead, rain-soaked stem is decayed by extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Cladosporium cladosporioides a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Cladosporiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium cladosporioides/Cladosporium cladosporioidesa dematiaceous anamorphic fungusextensive, velvetycolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia atherica/Elytrigia athericasea couchdead, rain-soakedstem extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, rain-soaked stem
stem (dead, rain-soaked) dead, rain-soaked stem is decayed by extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Mycosphaerella tassiana an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella tassiana/Mycosphaerella tassianaan ascomyceteextensive, velvetycolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia atherica/Elytrigia athericasea couchdead, rain-soakedstem (1-12)extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, rain-soaked stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by apothecium Crocicreas culmicola a discomycete Helotiales: Helotiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Crocicreas culmicola/Crocicreas culmicolaa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia atherica/Elytrigia athericasea couchdeadstem (7-9)apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by apothecium Albotricha albotestacea a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Albotricha albotestacea/Albotricha albotestaceaa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia atherica/Elytrigia athericasea couchdeadstem (2-8)apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by stalked apothecium Lachnum palearum var palearum a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Lachnum palearum var. palearum/Lachnum palearum var. palearuma discomycetestalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia atherica/Elytrigia athericasea couchdeadstem (3-8)stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by erumpent apothecium Lophodermium culmigenum a discomycete Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Lophodermium culmigenum/Lophodermium culmigenuma discomyceteerumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia atherica/Elytrigia athericasea couchdeadstem (3-8)erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungiMycologist 20 (3): 90-96.

Elytrigia atherica (Sea Couch) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesElytrigia atherica (Sea Couch)
GenusElytrigia (couch grasses)
TribeTriticeae (wheats & barleys)
SubfamilyPOOIDEAE (a subfamily of grasses)
FamilyPOACEAE (grasses, couch)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Elytrigia atherica (Sea Couch)

Elytrigia atherica (Sea Couch) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Elytrigia atherica (Sea Couch):

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