Spermosporina alismatis (Oudem.) U. Braun
(an anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Spermosporina alismatis 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
Spermosporina anamorph		colony of Spermosporina anamorph causes spots on yellowing leaf			Alisma gramineum	Ribbon-leaved Water-plantain	Alismatales: Alismataceae	Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Plectosphaerellaceae/Spermosporina alismatis/	Spermosporina alismatis	an anamorphic fungus			colony	Spermosporina anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Alismataceae/Alisma gramineum/	Alisma gramineum	ribbon-leaved water-plantain		yellowing	leaf
Spermosporina anamorph		colony of Spermosporina anamorph causes spots on yellowing leaf			Alisma lanceolatum	Narrow-leaved Water-plantain	Alismatales: Alismataceae	Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Plectosphaerellaceae/Spermosporina alismatis/	Spermosporina alismatis	an anamorphic fungus			colony	Spermosporina anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Alismataceae/Alisma lanceolatum/	Alisma lanceolatum	narrow-leaved water-plantain		yellowing	leaf
Septoria coelomycetous anamorph (very small, mostly hypophyllous, black)		very small, mostly hypophyllous, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on fading leaf			Alisma plantago-aquatica	Water-plantain	Alismatales: Alismataceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Plectosphaerellaceae/Spermosporina alismatis/	Spermosporina alismatis	an anamorphic fungus		very small, mostly hypophyllous, black	pycnidium	Septoria coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Alismataceae/Alisma plantago-aquatica/	Alisma plantago-aquatica	water-plantain		fading	leaf				(10)
Spermosporina anamorph		colony of Spermosporina anamorph causes spots on yellowing leaf			Alisma plantago-aquatica	Water-plantain	Alismatales: Alismataceae	Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995 Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Plectosphaerellaceae/Spermosporina alismatis/	Spermosporina alismatis	an anamorphic fungus			colony	Spermosporina anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Alismataceae/Alisma plantago-aquatica/	Alisma plantago-aquatica	water-plantain		yellowing	leaf				(7-10)

Author & Year	Title	Source
Braun, U., 1995	Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1	Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 1, 333pp, IHW-Verlag
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	Fungi of the South East England	383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia	Vol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press

Spermosporina alismatis (an anamorphic fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Spermosporina alismatis (an anamorphic fungus) may 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	Spermosporina alismatis (an anamorphic fungus)
Species	Plectosphaerella alismatis (a fungus)
Family	PLECTOSPHAERELLACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Subclass	HYPOCREOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
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)

Spermosporina alismatis 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 Spermosporina alismatis (an anamorphic fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Braun, U.	1995	Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1	Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 1, 333pp, IHW-Verlag

Spermosporina alismatis (an anamorphic fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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 Spermosporina alismatis (an anamorphic fungus):

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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