Cladosporium Link
(a genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes)

Interactions where Cladosporium 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
is spread by Foreign Dolichovespula a genus of social wasps Hymenoptera: Vespidae The fruit-wasp root to toxic nectar in Epipactis orchids?, Ehlers, B.K. & Olesen, J.M., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes Animal / vectorForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Vespidae/Dolichovespula/Dolichovespulaa genus of social wasps
feeds on honeydew Aleurotuba jelinekii Viburnum Whitefly Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aleyrodidae/Aleurotuba jelinekii/Aleurotuba jelinekiiviburnum whitefly
feeds on honeydew Aleyrodes proletella Cabbage Whitefly, Brassica Whitefly Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aleyrodidae/Aleyrodes proletella/Aleyrodes proletellacabbage whitefly, brassica whitefly
feeds on honeydew Aphis gossypii Melon and Cotton Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Aphis) gossypii/Aphis (Aphis) gossypiimelon and cotton aphid (mainly under glass)
feeds on honeydew Hyalopterus pruni Mealy Plum Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Hyalopterus pruni/Hyalopterus prunimealy plum aphid
feeds on honeydew Minor Macrosiphum rosae Rose Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaerose aphidMinor
feeds on honeydew Myzus cerasi Cherry Blackfly, Cherry Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Myzus (Myzus) cerasi/Myzus (Myzus) cerasicherry blackfly, cherry aphid
feeds on honeydew Myzus persicae Peach-potato Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae/Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicaepeach-potato aphid
feeds on honeydew Aulacorthum circumflexum Mottled Arum Aphid, Crescent-marked Lily Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexum/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexummottled arum aphid, crescent-marked lily aphid
feeds on honeydew Cryptomyzus galeopsidis Blackcurrant Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) galeopsidis/Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) galeopsidisblackcurrant aphid
anamorph colony (effuse) effuse anamorph colony feeds on honeydew Drepanosiphum platanoidis Monkshood Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomyceteseffuseanamorph colony Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Drepanosiphum platanoidis/Drepanosiphum platanoidismonkshood aphid
feeds on honeydew Eucallipterus tiliae Lime Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Eucallipterus tiliae/Eucallipterus tiliaelime aphid
feeds on honeydew Hyadaphis passerinii Honeysuckle Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Hyadaphis passerinii/Hyadaphis passeriniihoneysuckle aphid
feeds on honeydew Cinara cupressi Cypress Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Cinara (Cupressobium) cupressi/Cinara (Cupressobium) cupressicypress aphid
feeds on honeydew Phyllaphis fagi Beech Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Phyllaphis fagi/Phyllaphis fagibeech aphid
feeds on honeydew Tuberolachnus salignus Large Willow Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus/Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignuslarge willow aphid
feeds on honeydew Gilletteella cooleyi Douglas Fir Adelgid Hemiptera: Adelgidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Gilletteella cooleyi/Gilletteella cooleyiDouglas fir adelgid
feeds on honeydew Cacopsylla pyricola Pear Sucker Hemiptera: Psyllidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Psyllidae/Cacopsylla pyricola/Cacopsylla pyricolapear sucker
feeds on honeydew Trioza alacris Bay Sucker Hemiptera: Triozidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Triozidae/Trioza alacris/Trioza alacrisbay sucker
Cladosporium colony colony of Cladosporium colony is associated with Sphacelium anamorph Claviceps purpurea Ergot Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetescolonyCladosporium colony Fungus / associate /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/Claviceps purpureaergotSphacelium anamorph
dematiaceous Cladosporium anamorph colony of dematiaceous Cladosporium anamorph parasitises fermented nectar Foreign Epipactis helleborine Broad-leaved Helleborine Asparagales: Orchidaceae The fruit-wasp root to toxic nectar in Epipactis orchids?, Ehlers, B.K. & Olesen, J.M., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetescolonydematiaceous Cladosporium anamorph Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Epipactis helleborine/Epipactis helleborinebroad-leaved helleborinefermentednectar
dematiaceous Cladosporium anamorph colony of dematiaceous Cladosporium anamorph parasitises fermented nectar Foreign Epipactis purpurata Violet Helleborine Asparagales: Orchidaceae The fruit-wasp root to toxic nectar in Epipactis orchids?, Ehlers, B.K. & Olesen, J.M., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetescolonydematiaceous Cladosporium anamorph Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Epipactis purpurata/Epipactis purpurataviolet helleborinefermentednectar

Interactions where Cladosporium 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').

Filters:

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
is parasitised by effuse colony of Gonatobotrys anamorph Gonatobotrys simplex an anamorphic fungus Melanosporales: Ceratostomataceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Melanosporales/Ceratostomataceae/Gonatobotrys simplex/Gonatobotrys simplexan anamorphic funguseffusecolonyGonatobotrys anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes effuse colony of Gonatobotrys anamorph parasitises
colony colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph is associate of effuse, epiphyllous colony of Aureobasidium dematiaceous anamorph Aureobasidium pullulans a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Dothideales: Saccotheciaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Saccotheciaceae/Aureobasidium pullulans/Aureobasidium pullulansa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffuse, epiphyllouscolonyAureobasidium dematiaceous anamorph Fungus / associate /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetescolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph effuse, epiphyllous colony of Aureobasidium dematiaceous anamorph is associated with colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph
colony colony is parasitised by colony of Monacrosporium anamorph Monacrosporium subtile an anamorphic fungus Orbiliales: Orbiliaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Monacrosporium subtile/Monacrosporium subtilean anamorphic funguscolonyMonacrosporium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetescolony colony of Monacrosporium anamorph parasitises colony

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ehlers, B.K. & Olesen, J.M., 1997The fruit-wasp root to toxic nectar in Epipactis orchids?Flora 192: 223-229.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Cladosporium (a genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cladosporium (a genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Cladosporium aecidiicola
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus
Anamorphic Species 3 trophisms
Cladosporium allicinum
an ascomycete
Species 5 trophisms
Cladosporium allii-cepae
an ascomycete
Species 4 trophisms 1 references
Cladosporium chlorocephalum
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus
Anamorphic Species 2 trophisms
Cladosporium cladosporioides
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus
Anamorphic Species 9 trophisms 1 references
Cladosporium cucumerinum
Cucumber Gummosis or Scab - causative organism
Anamorphic Species 5 trophisms
Cladosporium galii
(A Dematiaceous Hyphomycete)
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Cladosporium magnusianum
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Cladosporium myrmecophilum
a hyphomycete
Anamorphic Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Cladosporium orchidacearum
a fungus
Species 1 subtaxa 5 trophisms
Cladosporium orchidis
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Cladosporium ornithogali
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus
Anamorphic Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Cladosporium paeoniae
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Red Spot disease - causative organism)
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Cladosporium phlei
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Cladosporium sphaerospermum
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus
Anamorphic Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Cladosporium syringae
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Cladosporium uredinicola
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus
Anamorphic Species 3 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCladosporium (a genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes)
FamilyCLADOSPORIACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderCAPNODIALES (sooty moulds)
SubclassDOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cladosporium (a genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes)

Cladosporium (a genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cladosporium (a genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 80 images of Cladosporium (a genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes)

When examining the conidia, it is often easier to see whether or not they are rough if mounted in water or trapped on air bubbles.

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