Sporidesmium altum (Preuss) M.B. Ellis
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Sporidesmium altum 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
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on green-stained wood			Hedera	ivies	Apiales: Araliaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/	Sporidesmium altum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera/	Hedera	ivies		green-stained	wood				(9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark			Hedera	ivies	Apiales: Araliaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/	Sporidesmium altum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera/	Hedera	ivies			bark				(9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on green-stained wood			Buxus sempervirens	Box	Buxales: Buxaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/	Sporidesmium altum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Buxales/Buxaceae/Buxus sempervirens/	Buxus sempervirens	box		green-stained	wood				(9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark			Buxus sempervirens	Box	Buxales: Buxaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/	Sporidesmium altum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Buxales/Buxaceae/Buxus sempervirens/	Buxus sempervirens	box			bark				(9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on green-stained wood			Sambucus	elders	Dipsacales: Adoxaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/	Sporidesmium altum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Sambucus/	Sambucus	elders		green-stained	wood				(9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark			Sambucus	elders	Dipsacales: Adoxaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/	Sporidesmium altum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Sambucus/	Sambucus	elders			bark				(9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on green-stained wood			Clematis	clematises	Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/	Sporidesmium altum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Clematis/	Clematis	clematises		green-stained	wood				(9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark			Clematis	clematises	Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/	Sporidesmium altum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Clematis/	Clematis	clematises			bark				(9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on green-stained wood			Prunus	plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/	Sporidesmium altum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus/	Prunus	plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry		green-stained	wood				(9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark			Prunus	plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/	Sporidesmium altum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus/	Prunus	plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry			bark				(9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on green-stained wood			Ulmus	elms	Rosales: Ulmaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/	Sporidesmium altum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/	Ulmus	elms		green-stained	wood				(9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark			Ulmus	elms	Rosales: Ulmaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/	Sporidesmium altum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/	Ulmus	elms			bark				(9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on green-stained wood			Acer	maples	Sapindales: Sapindaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/	Sporidesmium altum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/	Acer	maples		green-stained	wood				(9-5)
Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark			Acer	maples	Sapindales: Sapindaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sporidesmium altum/	Sporidesmium altum	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/	Acer	maples			bark				(9-5)

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

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Sporidesmium altum (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	Sporidesmium altum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
Genus	Sporidesmium (a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)
Subclass	PLEOSPOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass 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

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sporidesmium altum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

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

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes
(dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sporidesmium altum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus):

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes
(dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

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

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