Melanochaeta aotearoae (S. Hughes) E. Müll., Harr & Sulmont
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Melanochaeta aotearoae 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
Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten bark			Alnus	alders	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/	Melanochaeta aotearoae	an ascomycete		effuse	colony	Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/	Alnus	alders		rotten	bark
Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporoschisma 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/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/	Melanochaeta aotearoae	an ascomycete		effuse	colony	Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/	Alnus	alders		rotten	wood
Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten bark			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/	Melanochaeta aotearoae	an ascomycete		effuse	colony	Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		rotten	bark
Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporoschisma 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/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/	Melanochaeta aotearoae	an ascomycete		effuse	colony	Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		rotten	wood
Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten bark			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/	Melanochaeta aotearoae	an ascomycete		effuse	colony	Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		rotten	bark
Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporoschisma 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/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/	Melanochaeta aotearoae	an ascomycete		effuse	colony	Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		rotten	wood
Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten bark			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/	Melanochaeta aotearoae	an ascomycete		effuse	colony	Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		rotten	bark
Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporoschisma 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/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/	Melanochaeta aotearoae	an ascomycete		effuse	colony	Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		rotten	wood
Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten bark			Fraxinus	ashes	Lamiales: Oleaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/	Melanochaeta aotearoae	an ascomycete		effuse	colony	Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/	Fraxinus	ashes		rotten	bark
Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporoschisma 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/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/	Melanochaeta aotearoae	an ascomycete		effuse	colony	Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/	Fraxinus	ashes		rotten	wood
Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten bark			Salix	willows	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/	Melanochaeta aotearoae	an ascomycete		effuse	colony	Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/	Salix	willows		rotten	bark
Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood			Salix	willows	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/	Melanochaeta aotearoae	an ascomycete		effuse	colony	Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/	Salix	willows		rotten	wood
Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem			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/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/	Melanochaeta aotearoae	an ascomycete		effuse	colony	Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium hirsutum/	Epilobium hirsutum	great willowherb, greater hairy willowherb		dead	stem
Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten bark			Sorbus	whitebeams	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/	Melanochaeta aotearoae	an ascomycete		effuse	colony	Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Sorbus/	Sorbus	whitebeams		rotten	bark
Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporoschisma 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/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/	Melanochaeta aotearoae	an ascomycete		effuse	colony	Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Sorbus/	Sorbus	whitebeams		rotten	wood
Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten bark			Ulmus	elms	Rosales: Ulmaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/	Melanochaeta aotearoae	an ascomycete		effuse	colony	Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/	Ulmus	elms		rotten	bark
Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood			Ulmus	elms	Rosales: Ulmaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/	Melanochaeta aotearoae	an ascomycete		effuse	colony	Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/	Ulmus	elms		rotten	wood
Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten bark			[Broadleaved trees]	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/	Melanochaeta aotearoae	an ascomycete		effuse	colony	Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		rotten	bark
Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood			[Broadleaved trees]	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/	Melanochaeta aotearoae	an ascomycete		effuse	colony	Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		rotten	wood

Interactions where Melanochaeta aotearoae 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
colony		colony of Sporochisma dematiaceous anamorph is parasitised by effuse colony of Heteroconium anamorph			Heteroconium chaetospira	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus	Chaetothyriales: Herpotrichiellaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Chaetothyriales/Herpotrichiellaceae/Heteroconium chaetospira/	Heteroconium chaetospira	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Heteroconium anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/	Melanochaeta aotearoae	an ascomycete			colony	Sporochisma dematiaceous anamorph				effuse colony of Heteroconium anamorph parasitises colony of Sporochisma dematiaceous anamorph
colony		colony of Sporochisma dematiaceous anamorph is associate of sessile apothecium			Mollisia aquosa	a discomycete	Helotiales: Dermateaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia aquosa/	Mollisia aquosa	a discomycete		sessile		apothecium	Fungus / associate			/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/	Melanochaeta aotearoae	an ascomycete			colony	Sporochisma dematiaceous anamorph			(8-1)	sessile apothecium is associated with colony of Sporochisma dematiaceous anamorph

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
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951	British marsh and fen fungi. I	TBMS Vol 34 (2): 147-169.

Melanochaeta aotearoae (an ascomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Melanochaeta aotearoae (an ascomycete) 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:

Anamorphic Species	Melanochaeta aotearoae (an ascomycete)
Family	CHAETOSPHAERIACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
Order	CHAETOSPHAERIALES (an order of fungi)
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)

Melanochaeta aotearoae 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 Melanochaeta aotearoae (an ascomycete)

Identification Works

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

Melanochaeta aotearoae (an ascomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

CHAETOSPHAERIACEAE
(a family of pyrenomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Melanochaeta aotearoae (an ascomycete):

CHAETOSPHAERIACEAE
(a family of pyrenomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

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