Sphaeropsis visci (Alb. & Schwein.) Sacc.
(a coelomycete)

Interactions where Sphaeropsis visci 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 (amphigenous, gregarious, immersed, somewhat prominent, globose, black, c. 300µm diam., with obtuse conical papilla)		amphigenous, gregarious, immersed, somewhat prominent, globose, black, c. 300µm diam., with obtuse conical papilla pycnidium of Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph feeds on moribund leaf			Viscum album	Mistletoe	Santalales: Santalaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. II … Sphaeropsidales (rest) + Melanconiales, Grove, W.B., 1937 Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Sphaeropsis visci/	Sphaeropsis visci	a coelomycete		amphigenous, gregarious, immersed, somewhat prominent, globose, black, c. 300µm diam., with obtuse conical papilla	pycnidium	Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / feeds on		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Santalales/Santalaceae/Viscum album/	Viscum album	mistletoe		moribund	leaf
Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph (gregarious, immersed, somewhat prominent, globose, black, c. 300µm diam., with obtuse conical papilla)		gregarious, immersed, somewhat prominent, globose, black, c. 300µm diam., with obtuse conical papilla pycnidium of Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph feeds on moribund stem			Viscum album	Mistletoe	Santalales: Santalaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. II … Sphaeropsidales (rest) + Melanconiales, Grove, W.B., 1937 Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Sphaeropsis visci/	Sphaeropsis visci	a coelomycete		gregarious, immersed, somewhat prominent, globose, black, c. 300µm diam., with obtuse conical papilla	pycnidium	Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / feeds on		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Santalales/Santalaceae/Viscum album/	Viscum album	mistletoe		moribund	stem
Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph (gregarious, immersed, somewhat prominent, globose, black, c. 300µm diam., with obtuse conical papilla)		gregarious, immersed, somewhat prominent, globose, black, c. 300µm diam., with obtuse conical papilla pycnidium of Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph feeds on mummified berry			Viscum album	Mistletoe	Santalales: Santalaceae	Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Sphaeropsis visci/	Sphaeropsis visci	a coelomycete		gregarious, immersed, somewhat prominent, globose, black, c. 300µm diam., with obtuse conical papilla	pycnidium	Sphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / feeds on		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Santalales/Santalaceae/Viscum album/	Viscum album	mistletoe		mummified	berry

Author & Year	Title	Source
Grove, W.B., 1937	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. II … Sphaeropsidales (rest) + Melanconiales	Vol II, 407pp, Cambridge University Press
Storey, M.W., 2015	Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide	www.bioimages.org.uk

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Sphaeropsis visci (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 visci (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)

NBN

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Sphaeropsis visci (a coelomycete) may 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))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sphaeropsis visci (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))

BioImages

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