Lasiosphaeria ovina (Pers.) Ces. & De Not.
(Woolly Woodwart)

Interactions where Lasiosphaeria ovina 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
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is associated with rhizomorph			Armillaria	honey fungi	Agaricales: Physalacriaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Lasiosphaeria ovina/	Lasiosphaeria ovina	woolly woodwart		superficial		perithecium	Fungus / associate			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria/	Armillaria	honey fungi			rhizomorph				(9-4)
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on Armillaria mellea-decayed wood			Ilex aquifolium	Holly	Aquifoliales: Aquifoliaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Lasiosphaeria ovina/	Lasiosphaeria ovina	woolly woodwart		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Aquifoliales/Aquifoliaceae/Ilex aquifolium/	Ilex aquifolium	holly		Armillaria mellea-decayed	wood				(9-4)
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on Armillaria mellea-decayed wood			Cornus	dogwoods	Cornales: Cornaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Lasiosphaeria ovina/	Lasiosphaeria ovina	woolly woodwart		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cornales/Cornaceae/Cornus/	Cornus	dogwoods		Armillaria mellea-decayed	wood				(9-4)
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on Armillaria mellea-decayed wood			Sambucus	elders	Dipsacales: Adoxaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Lasiosphaeria ovina/	Lasiosphaeria ovina	woolly woodwart		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Sambucus/	Sambucus	elders		Armillaria mellea-decayed	wood				(9-4)
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on Armillaria mellea-decayed wood			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Lasiosphaeria ovina/	Lasiosphaeria ovina	woolly woodwart		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		Armillaria mellea-decayed	wood				(9-4)
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on Armillaria mellea-decayed wood			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Lasiosphaeria ovina/	Lasiosphaeria ovina	woolly woodwart		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		Armillaria mellea-decayed	wood				(9-4)
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on Armillaria mellea-decayed wood			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Lasiosphaeria ovina/	Lasiosphaeria ovina	woolly woodwart		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		Armillaria mellea-decayed	wood				(9-4)
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on Armillaria mellea-decayed wood			Fraxinus	ashes	Lamiales: Oleaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Lasiosphaeria ovina/	Lasiosphaeria ovina	woolly woodwart		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/	Fraxinus	ashes		Armillaria mellea-decayed	wood				(9-4)
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on Armillaria mellea-decayed wood			Salix	willows	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Lasiosphaeria ovina/	Lasiosphaeria ovina	woolly woodwart		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/	Salix	willows		Armillaria mellea-decayed	wood				(9-4)
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on Armillaria mellea-decayed wood			Tilia	limes	Malvales: Malvaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Lasiosphaeria ovina/	Lasiosphaeria ovina	woolly woodwart		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Tilia/	Tilia	limes		Armillaria mellea-decayed	wood				(9-4)
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on Armillaria mellea-decayed wood			Rubus	brambles, blackberries and raspberries	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Lasiosphaeria ovina/	Lasiosphaeria ovina	woolly woodwart		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rubus/	Rubus	brambles, blackberries and raspberries		Armillaria mellea-decayed	wood				(9-4)
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on Armillaria mellea-decayed wood			Acer	maples	Sapindales: Sapindaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Lasiosphaeria ovina/	Lasiosphaeria ovina	woolly woodwart		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/	Acer	maples		Armillaria mellea-decayed	wood				(9-4)
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on Armillaria mellea-decayed wood			[Broadleaved trees and shrubs]	broadleaved trees and shrubs		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Lasiosphaeria ovina/	Lasiosphaeria ovina	woolly woodwart		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees and shrubs/	Broadleaved trees and shrubs	broadleaved trees and shrubs		Armillaria mellea-decayed	wood				(9-4)

Interactions where Lasiosphaeria ovina 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
		perithecium is parasitised by			Krieglsteinera lasiosphaeriae	a ustilaginomycete	Heterogastridiales: Heterogastridiaceae	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Krieglsteinera lasiosphaeriae: a mycoparasite on Lasiosphaeria ovina – new to Britain (NBR 224), Norway, Russia and the USA, Miller, A., Laessoe, T., Roberts, P. & Robinson, K., 2003	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Microbotryomycetes/Heterogastridiales/Heterogastridiaceae/Krieglsteinera lasiosphaeriae/	Krieglsteinera lasiosphaeriae	a ustilaginomycete					Fungus / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Lasiosphaeria ovina/	Lasiosphaeria ovina	woolly woodwart				perithecium	Sole			parasitises perithecium

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
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Miller, A., Laessoe, T., Roberts, P. & Robinson, K., 2003	Krieglsteinera lasiosphaeriae: a mycoparasite on Lasiosphaeria ovina – new to Britain (NBR 224), Norway, Russia and the USA	Mycologist Vol 17 (1): 12-13.

Lasiosphaeria ovina (Woolly Woodwart) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Lasiosphaeria ovina (Woolly Woodwart) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lasiosphaeria
(a genus of ascomycete fungi)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Lasiosphaeria ovina (Woolly Woodwart)
Genus	Lasiosphaeria (a genus of ascomycete fungi)
Family	LASIOSPHAERIACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	SORDARIALES (an order of ascomycetes)
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)

Lasiosphaeria ovina 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 Lasiosphaeria ovina (Woolly Woodwart)

Lasiosphaeria ovina (Woolly Woodwart) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Lasiosphaeria
(a genus of ascomycete fungi)

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 Lasiosphaeria ovina (Woolly Woodwart):

Lasiosphaeria
(a genus of ascomycete fungi)

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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