Placosphaeria punctiformis Sacc.
(a coelomycete)

Interactions where Placosphaeria punctiformis 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
Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph (grouped)		grouped pycnidium of Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph parasitises stem			Asperula	woodruffs	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Placosphaeria punctiformis/	Placosphaeria punctiformis	a coelomycete		grouped	pycnidium	Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Asperula/	Asperula	woodruffs	?		stem				(7-10)
Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph (hypophyllous, grouped)		hypophyllous, grouped pycnidium of Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live leaf			Asperula	woodruffs	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Placosphaeria punctiformis/	Placosphaeria punctiformis	a coelomycete		hypophyllous, grouped	pycnidium	Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Asperula/	Asperula	woodruffs	?	live	leaf				(7-10)
Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph (hypophyllous, grouped)		hypophyllous, grouped pycnidium of Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph parasitises fading leaf			Asperula	woodruffs	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Placosphaeria punctiformis/	Placosphaeria punctiformis	a coelomycete		hypophyllous, grouped	pycnidium	Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Asperula/	Asperula	woodruffs	?	fading	leaf				(7-10)
Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph (grouped)		grouped pycnidium of Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph parasitises stem			Galium	bedstraws	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Placosphaeria punctiformis/	Placosphaeria punctiformis	a coelomycete		grouped	pycnidium	Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium/	Galium	bedstraws	?		stem				(7-10)
Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph (hypophyllous, grouped)		hypophyllous, grouped pycnidium of Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live leaf			Galium	bedstraws	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Placosphaeria punctiformis/	Placosphaeria punctiformis	a coelomycete		hypophyllous, grouped	pycnidium	Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium/	Galium	bedstraws	?	live	leaf				(7-10)
Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph (hypophyllous, grouped)		hypophyllous, grouped pycnidium of Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph parasitises fading leaf			Galium	bedstraws	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Placosphaeria punctiformis/	Placosphaeria punctiformis	a coelomycete		hypophyllous, grouped	pycnidium	Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium/	Galium	bedstraws	?	fading	leaf				(7-10)
Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph (grouped)		grouped pycnidium of Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph parasitises stem			Galium mollugo	Hedge Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Placosphaeria punctiformis/	Placosphaeria punctiformis	a coelomycete		grouped	pycnidium	Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium mollugo/	Galium mollugo	hedge bedstraw			stem				(7-10)
Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph (hypophyllous, grouped)		hypophyllous, grouped pycnidium of Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live leaf			Galium mollugo	Hedge Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Placosphaeria punctiformis/	Placosphaeria punctiformis	a coelomycete		hypophyllous, grouped	pycnidium	Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium mollugo/	Galium mollugo	hedge bedstraw		live	leaf				(7-10)
Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph (hypophyllous, grouped)		hypophyllous, grouped pycnidium of Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph parasitises fading leaf			Galium mollugo	Hedge Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Placosphaeria punctiformis/	Placosphaeria punctiformis	a coelomycete		hypophyllous, grouped	pycnidium	Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium mollugo/	Galium mollugo	hedge bedstraw		fading	leaf				(7-10)
Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph (grouped)		grouped pycnidium of Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph parasitises stem			Galium saxatile	Heath Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Placosphaeria punctiformis/	Placosphaeria punctiformis	a coelomycete		grouped	pycnidium	Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/	Galium saxatile	heath bedstraw			stem				(7-10)
Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph (hypophyllous, grouped)		hypophyllous, grouped pycnidium of Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live leaf			Galium saxatile	Heath Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Placosphaeria punctiformis/	Placosphaeria punctiformis	a coelomycete		hypophyllous, grouped	pycnidium	Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/	Galium saxatile	heath bedstraw		live	leaf				(7-10)
Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph (hypophyllous, grouped)		hypophyllous, grouped pycnidium of Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph parasitises fading leaf			Galium saxatile	Heath Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Placosphaeria punctiformis/	Placosphaeria punctiformis	a coelomycete		hypophyllous, grouped	pycnidium	Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/	Galium saxatile	heath bedstraw		fading	leaf				(7-10)
Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph (grouped)		grouped pycnidium of Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph parasitises stem			Sherardia arvensis	Field Madder	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Placosphaeria punctiformis/	Placosphaeria punctiformis	a coelomycete		grouped	pycnidium	Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Sherardia arvensis/	Sherardia arvensis	field madder	?		stem				(7-10)
Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph (hypophyllous, grouped)		hypophyllous, grouped pycnidium of Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live leaf			Sherardia arvensis	Field Madder	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Placosphaeria punctiformis/	Placosphaeria punctiformis	a coelomycete		hypophyllous, grouped	pycnidium	Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Sherardia arvensis/	Sherardia arvensis	field madder	?	live	leaf				(7-10)
Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph (hypophyllous, grouped)		hypophyllous, grouped pycnidium of Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph parasitises fading leaf			Sherardia arvensis	Field Madder	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Placosphaeria punctiformis/	Placosphaeria punctiformis	a coelomycete		hypophyllous, grouped	pycnidium	Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Sherardia arvensis/	Sherardia arvensis	field madder	?	fading	leaf				(7-10)

Author & Year	Title	Source
Grove, W.B., 1935	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia	Vol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press

Placosphaeria punctiformis (a coelomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Placosphaeria punctiformis (a coelomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Coelomycetes
(stem- and leaf-fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Anamorphic Species	Placosphaeria punctiformis (a coelomycete)
Genus	Placosphaeria (a form genus of coelomycetes)
Order	DOTHIDEALES (an order of ascomycetes)
Subclass	DOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
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)

Placosphaeria punctiformis is also a member of:
Coelomycetes - stem- and leaf-fungi (via Placosphaeria)
Anamorphic fungi - mitosporic fungi (via Coelomycetes)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Anamorphic fungi)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Placosphaeria punctiformis (a coelomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

DOTHIDEALES
(an order of ascomycetes)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Coelomycetes
(stem- and leaf-fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Placosphaeria punctiformis (a coelomycete):

DOTHIDEALES
(an order of ascomycetes)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Coelomycetes
(stem- and leaf-fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

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

Said to be the spermogone stage of Pseudopeziza repanda.

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