Trichocladium opacum (Corda) S. Hughes
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Trichocladium opacum 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
Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem Platanthera butterfly orchids Asparagales: Orchidaceae Trichocladium opacum, Kirk, P.M., 1994
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Platanthera/Platantherabutterfly orchidsdeadstem
Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Trichocladium 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/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum sphondylium/Heracleum sphondyliumhogweed, kecksdeadstem
Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Trichocladium opacum, Kirk, P.M., 1994
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesbark
Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Trichocladium opacum, Kirk, P.M., 1994
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabircheswood
Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Trichocladium opacum, Kirk, P.M., 1994
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/Castanea sativasweet chestnutwood
Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Trichocladium opacum, Kirk, P.M., 1994
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/Castanea sativasweet chestnutbark
Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Trichocladium opacum, Kirk, P.M., 1994
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeecheswood
Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Trichocladium opacum, Kirk, P.M., 1994
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesbark
Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Trichocladium opacum, Kirk, P.M., 1994
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoakswood
Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Trichocladium opacum, Kirk, P.M., 1994
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksbark
Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood Fraxinus ashes Lamiales: Oleaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Trichocladium opacum, Kirk, P.M., 1994
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/Fraxinusasheswood
Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark Fraxinus ashes Lamiales: Oleaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Trichocladium opacum, Kirk, P.M., 1994
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/Fraxinusashesbark
Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem Epilobium willow-herbs Myrtales: Onagraceae Trichocladium opacum, Kirk, P.M., 1994
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium/Epilobiumwillow-herbsdeadstem
Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark Spiraea brideworts and steeple bushes, spiraea Rosales: Rosaceae Trichocladium opacum, Kirk, P.M., 1994
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Spiraea/Spiraeabrideworts and steeple bushes, spiraeabark
Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood Spiraea brideworts and steeple bushes, spiraea Rosales: Rosaceae Trichocladium opacum, Kirk, P.M., 1994
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Spiraea/Spiraeabrideworts and steeple bushes, spiraeawood
Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Trichocladium 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/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Urticaceae/Urtica dioica/Urtica dioicacommon nettledeadstem
Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on petiole Acer maples Sapindales: Sapindaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/Acermaplespetiole
Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark Ribes currants and gooseberry Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Trichocladium opacum, Kirk, P.M., 1994
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes/Ribescurrants and gooseberrybark
Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood Ribes currants and gooseberry Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Trichocladium opacum, Kirk, P.M., 1994
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes/Ribescurrants and gooseberrywood
Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem Solanum a genus of nightshades Solanales: Solanaceae Trichocladium opacum, Kirk, P.M., 1994
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum/Solanuma genus of nightshadesdeadstem
Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem Phragmites australis Common Reed Poales: Poaceae Trichocladium opacum, Kirk, P.M., 1994
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Phragmites australis/Phragmites australiscommon reeddeadstem

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Kirk, P.M., 1994Trichocladium opacumI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1202.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesTrichocladium opacum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
GenusTrichocladium (a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)
FamilyCHAETOMIACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderSORDARIALES (an order of ascomycetes)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (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 Trichocladium opacum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kirk, P.M. 1994 Trichocladium opacum I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1202.

Trichocladium opacum (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 Trichocladium opacum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus):

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