Dictyosporium toruloides (Corda) Guég.
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Dictyosporium toruloides 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
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem UK/Ireland Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica Apiales: Apiaceae British marsh and fen fungi. I, Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Angelica sylvestris/Angelica sylvestriswild angelicadeadstem (1-12)
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed, Kecks Apiales: Apiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum sphondylium/Heracleum sphondyliumhogweed, kecksdeadstem (1-12)
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem Fallopia a genus of knotweeds Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Fallopia/Fallopiaa genus of knotweedsdeadstem (1-12)
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Fallopia japonica/Fallopia japonicaJapanese knotweeddeadstem (1-12)
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood Sambucus elders Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Sambucus/Sambucuseldersrottenwood (1-12)
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood Alnus alders Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/Alnusaldersrottenwood (1-12)
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesrottenwood (1-12)
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood Carpinus betulus Hornbeam Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Carpinus betulus/Carpinus betulushornbeamrottenwood (1-12)
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood Corylus hazels Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/Corylushazelsrottenwood (1-12)
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/Castanea sativasweet chestnutrottenwood (1-12)
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesrottenwood (1-12)
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksrottenwood (1-12)
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood Juglans walnuts Fagales: Juglandaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Juglandaceae/Juglans/Juglanswalnutsrottenwood (1-12)
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood Fraxinus ashes Lamiales: Oleaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/Fraxinusashesrottenwood (1-12)
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem UK/Ireland Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb, Greater Hairy Willowherb Myrtales: Onagraceae British marsh and fen fungi. I, Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium hirsutum/Epilobium hirsutumgreat willowherb, greater hairy willowherbdeadstem (1-12)
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem UK/Ireland Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet Rosales: Rosaceae British marsh and fen fungi. I, Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Filipendula ulmaria/Filipendula ulmariameadowsweetdeadstem (1-12)
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood Rubus brambles, blackberries and raspberries Rosales: Rosaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rubus/Rubusbrambles, blackberries and raspberriesrottenwood (1-12)
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood Sorbus whitebeams Rosales: Rosaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Sorbus/Sorbuswhitebeamsrottenwood (1-12)
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem Urtica dioica Common Nettle Rosales: Urticaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Urticaceae/Urtica dioica/Urtica dioicacommon nettledeadstem (1-12)
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood Acer maples Sapindales: Sapindaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/Acermaplesrottenwood (1-12)
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem UK/Ireland Cladium mariscus Great Fen-sedge Poales: Cyperaceae British marsh and fen fungi. I, Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Cladium mariscus/Cladium mariscusgreat fen-sedgedeadstem (1-12)
Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Dictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem UK/Ireland Juncus effusus Soft Rush, Soft-rush Poales: Juncaceae British marsh and fen fungi. I, Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dictyosporium toruloides/Dictyosporium toruloidesa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDictyosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Juncaceae/Juncus effusus/Juncus effusussoft rush, soft-rushdeadstem (1-12)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951British marsh and fen fungi. ITBMS Vol 34 (2): 147-169.

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

Dictyosporium toruloides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesDictyosporium toruloides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
GenusDictyosporium (a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)
OrderPLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
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 Dictyosporium toruloides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P. 1951 British marsh and fen fungi. I TBMS Vol 34 (2): 147-169.

Dictyosporium toruloides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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

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