Sphaeropsis sapinea (Fr.) Dyko & B. Sutton
(a coelomycete)

Interactions where Sphaeropsis sapinea 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
Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live needle			Pinus	pines	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Sphaeropsis sapinea/	Sphaeropsis sapinea	a coelomycete		erumpent	pycnidium	Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/	Pinus	pines		live	needle				(10-4)
Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live twig			Pinus	pines	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Sphaeropsis sapinea/	Sphaeropsis sapinea	a coelomycete		erumpent	pycnidium	Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/	Pinus	pines		live	twig				(10-4)
Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live cone			Pinus	pines	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Sphaeropsis sapinea/	Sphaeropsis sapinea	a coelomycete		erumpent	pycnidium	Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/	Pinus	pines		live	cone				(10-4)
Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live needle			Pinus nigra	Austrian Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Recent invasion of foliage fungi of pines (Pinus spp.) to the Northern Baltics, Drenkhan, R. & Hanso, M., 2009	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Sphaeropsis sapinea/	Sphaeropsis sapinea	a coelomycete		erumpent	pycnidium	Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra/	Pinus nigra	Austrian pine		live	needle				(10-4)
Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live needle			Pinus nigra ssp salzmannii var corsicana	Corsican Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Sphaeropsis sapinea/	Sphaeropsis sapinea	a coelomycete		erumpent	pycnidium	Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii var. corsicana/	Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii var. corsicana	Corsican pine		live	needle				(10-4)
Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live twig			Pinus nigra ssp salzmannii var corsicana	Corsican Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Sphaeropsis sapinea/	Sphaeropsis sapinea	a coelomycete		erumpent	pycnidium	Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii var. corsicana/	Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii var. corsicana	Corsican pine		live	twig				(10-4)
Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live cone			Pinus nigra ssp salzmannii var corsicana	Corsican Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Sphaeropsis sapinea/	Sphaeropsis sapinea	a coelomycete		erumpent	pycnidium	Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii var. corsicana/	Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii var. corsicana	Corsican pine		live	cone				(10-4)
Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live needle			Pinus radiata	Monterey Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Sphaeropsis sapinea/	Sphaeropsis sapinea	a coelomycete		erumpent	pycnidium	Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus radiata/	Pinus radiata	Monterey pine		live	needle				(10-4)
Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live twig			Pinus radiata	Monterey Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Sphaeropsis sapinea/	Sphaeropsis sapinea	a coelomycete		erumpent	pycnidium	Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus radiata/	Pinus radiata	Monterey pine		live	twig				(10-4)
Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live cone			Pinus radiata	Monterey Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Sphaeropsis sapinea/	Sphaeropsis sapinea	a coelomycete		erumpent	pycnidium	Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus radiata/	Pinus radiata	Monterey pine		live	cone				(10-4)
Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live needle			Pinus sylvestris	Scots Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Sphaeropsis sapinea/	Sphaeropsis sapinea	a coelomycete		erumpent	pycnidium	Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/	Pinus sylvestris	Scots pine		live	needle				(10-4)
Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live twig			Pinus sylvestris	Scots Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Sphaeropsis sapinea/	Sphaeropsis sapinea	a coelomycete		erumpent	pycnidium	Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/	Pinus sylvestris	Scots pine		live	twig				(10-4)
Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live cone			Pinus sylvestris	Scots Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Sphaeropsis sapinea/	Sphaeropsis sapinea	a coelomycete		erumpent	pycnidium	Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/	Pinus sylvestris	Scots pine		live	cone				(10-4)
Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live leaf			Pseudotsuga menziesii	Douglas Fir	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Sphaeropsis sapinea/	Sphaeropsis sapinea	a coelomycete		erumpent	pycnidium	Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pseudotsuga menziesii/	Pseudotsuga menziesii	Douglas fir		live	leaf		Minor		(10-4)
Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live cone			Pseudotsuga menziesii	Douglas Fir	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Sphaeropsis sapinea/	Sphaeropsis sapinea	a coelomycete		erumpent	pycnidium	Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pseudotsuga menziesii/	Pseudotsuga menziesii	Douglas fir		live	cone		Minor		(10-4)
Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live twig			Pseudotsuga menziesii	Douglas Fir	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Sphaeropsis sapinea/	Sphaeropsis sapinea	a coelomycete		erumpent	pycnidium	Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pseudotsuga menziesii/	Pseudotsuga menziesii	Douglas fir		live	twig		Minor		(10-4)

Author & Year	Title	Source
Drenkhan, R. & Hanso, M., 2009	Recent invasion of foliage fungi of pines (Pinus spp.) to the Northern Baltics	Forestry Studies \| Metsanduslikud Uurimused Vol 51: 49-64.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Sphaeropsis sapinea (a coelomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Sphaeropsis sapinea (a coelomycete) 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:

Anamorphic Species	Sphaeropsis sapinea (a coelomycete)
Genus	Sphaeropsis (a form genus of coelomycetes)
Family	BOTRYOSPHAERIACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
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)

Sphaeropsis sapinea is also a member of:
Coelomycetes - stem- and leaf-fungi (via Sphaeropsis)
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 Sphaeropsis sapinea (a coelomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Brown, A. & Macaskill, G.	2005	Shoot Diseases of Pine	Forestry Commission Information Notes, 68, 6pp, Forestry Commission
	Forest Research	2003	Path News Issue 5: August 2003
	Sutton, B.C. & Dyko, B.J.	1989	Revision of Hendersonula	Mycol. Res. Vol 93 (4): 466-488.

Sphaeropsis sapinea (a coelomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

BOTRYOSPHAERIACEAE
(a family of ascomycetes)

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))

General Works

Author	Year	Title	Source
Drenkhan, R. & Hanso, M.	2009	Recent invasion of foliage fungi of pines (Pinus spp.) to the Northern Baltics	Forestry Studies \| Metsanduslikud Uurimused Vol 51: 49-64.
Forest Research	2004	Path News Issue 7: April 2004

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Sphaeropsis sapinea (a coelomycete):

BOTRYOSPHAERIACEAE
(a family of ascomycetes)

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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