Kretzschmaria deusta (Hoffm.) P.M.D. Martin
(Brittle Cinder)

Interactions where Kretzschmaria deusta 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
stroma (superficial)		superficial stroma is saprobic on dead root			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Kretzschmaria deusta/	Kretzschmaria deusta	brittle cinder		superficial		stroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		dead	root		Minor
stroma (superficial)		superficial stroma is saprobic on dead stump			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Kretzschmaria deusta/	Kretzschmaria deusta	brittle cinder		superficial		stroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		dead	stump		Minor
stroma (superficial)		superficial stroma parasitises root			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 Studies in the genus Ustulina with special reference to parasitism: vi. A brief account of heart rot of Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) caused by Ustulina, Wilkins, W.H., 1943	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Kretzschmaria deusta/	Kretzschmaria deusta	brittle cinder		superficial		stroma	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches			root		Major
stroma (superficial)		superficial stroma is saprobic on old stump (base)			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Studies in the genus Ustulina with special reference to parasitism: vi. A brief account of heart rot of Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) caused by Ustulina, Wilkins, W.H., 1943	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Kretzschmaria deusta/	Kretzschmaria deusta	brittle cinder		superficial		stroma	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		old	stump (base)		Major
stroma (superficial)		superficial stroma parasitises root			Tilia	limes	Malvales: Malvaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 Studies in the genus Ustulina with special reference to parasitism: vi. A brief account of heart rot of Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) caused by Ustulina, Wilkins, W.H., 1943	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Kretzschmaria deusta/	Kretzschmaria deusta	brittle cinder		superficial		stroma	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Tilia/	Tilia	limes			root		Rare
stroma (superficial)		superficial stroma is saprobic on dead root			Ulmus	elms	Rosales: Ulmaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Studies in the genus Ustulina with special reference to parasitism: vi. A brief account of heart rot of Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) caused by Ustulina, Wilkins, W.H., 1943	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Kretzschmaria deusta/	Kretzschmaria deusta	brittle cinder		superficial		stroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/	Ulmus	elms		dead	root		Minor
stroma (superficial)		superficial stroma is saprobic on dead stump			Ulmus	elms	Rosales: Ulmaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Studies in the genus Ustulina with special reference to parasitism: vi. A brief account of heart rot of Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) caused by Ustulina, Wilkins, W.H., 1943	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Kretzschmaria deusta/	Kretzschmaria deusta	brittle cinder		superficial		stroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/	Ulmus	elms		dead	stump		Minor
stroma (superficial)		superficial stroma is saprobic on dead stump			Acer pseudoplatanus	Sycamore, Great Maple	Sapindales: Sapindaceae	Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Kretzschmaria deusta/	Kretzschmaria deusta	brittle cinder		superficial		stroma	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer pseudoplatanus/	Acer pseudoplatanus	sycamore, great maple		dead	stump
stroma (superficial)		superficial stroma is saprobic on dead root			Aesculus	horse chestnuts	Sapindales: Sapindaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Kretzschmaria deusta/	Kretzschmaria deusta	brittle cinder		superficial		stroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/	Aesculus	horse chestnuts		dead	root		Minor
stroma (superficial)		superficial stroma is saprobic on dead stump			Aesculus	horse chestnuts	Sapindales: Sapindaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Kretzschmaria deusta/	Kretzschmaria deusta	brittle cinder		superficial		stroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/	Aesculus	horse chestnuts		dead	stump		Minor
stroma (superficial)		superficial stroma is saprobic on dead root			Taxus baccata	Yew	Pinales: Taxaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Kretzschmaria deusta/	Kretzschmaria deusta	brittle cinder		superficial		stroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Taxaceae/Taxus baccata/	Taxus baccata	yew		dead	root		Minor
stroma (superficial)		superficial stroma is saprobic on dead stump			Taxus baccata	Yew	Pinales: Taxaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Kretzschmaria deusta/	Kretzschmaria deusta	brittle cinder		superficial		stroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Taxaceae/Taxus baccata/	Taxus baccata	yew		dead	stump		Minor

Interactions where Kretzschmaria deusta 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
stroma		stroma is parasitised by sessile apothecium			Polydesmia pruinosa	a discomycete	Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Polydesmia pruinosa/	Polydesmia pruinosa	a discomycete		sessile		apothecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Kretzschmaria deusta/	Kretzschmaria deusta	brittle cinder			stroma				(1-12 (esp. winter)	sessile apothecium parasitises stroma

Author & Year	Title	Source
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants	Collins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Storey, M.W., 2015	Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide	www.bioimages.org.uk
Wilkins, W.H., 1943	Studies in the genus Ustulina with special reference to parasitism: vi. A brief account of heart rot of Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) caused by Ustulina	Studies in the genus Ustulina with special reference to parasitism TBMS Vol 26 (3+4): 169-170, Pl XII.

Kretzschmaria deusta (Brittle Cinder) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Kretzschmaria deusta (Brittle Cinder) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Kretzschmaria deusta (Brittle Cinder)
Family	XYLARIACEAE (a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
Order	XYLARIALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
Subclass	SORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
Class	SORDARIOMYCETES (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)

Kretzschmaria deusta is also a member of:
Pyrenomycetes - charcoal fungi (via Sordariomycetes)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
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 Kretzschmaria deusta (Brittle Cinder)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Forest Research	2014	Path News Issue 28: Spring 2014
	Wilkins, W.H.	1943	Studies in the genus Ustulina with special reference to parasitism: vi. A brief account of heart rot of Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) caused by Ustulina	Studies in the genus Ustulina with special reference to parasitism TBMS Vol 26 (3+4): 169-170, Pl XII.

Kretzschmaria deusta (Brittle Cinder) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

XYLARIACEAE
(a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

General Works

Author	Year	Title	Source
Guglielmo, F., Micxhelotti, S., Nicolotti, G. & Gonthier, P.	2012	Population structure analysis provides insights into the infection biology and invasion strategies of Kretzschmaria deusta in trees	FungEcol Vol 05 (6): 714-725.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Kretzschmaria deusta (Brittle Cinder):

XYLARIACEAE
(a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

BioImages

BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 16 images of Kretzschmaria deusta (Brittle Cinder)

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