Hypoxylon

E590095

fungal genus genus

Hypoxylon is a genus of ascomycete fungi commonly found on decaying wood, known for its charcoal-like stromata and ecological role in wood decomposition.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Dry Rot	1
Hypoxylon canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fungal genus ⓘ genus ⓘ
associatedWith	angiosperm wood ⓘ gymnosperm wood ⓘ
belongsToGroup	ascomycete fungi ⓘ
class	Sordariomycetes NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedInYear	1809 ⓘ
distribution	cosmopolitan ⓘ
division	Ascomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecologicalRole	saprobe ⓘ wood decomposer ⓘ
family	Hypoxylaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
growthForm	stromatic fungus ⓘ
hasSecondaryMetabolites	azaphilones ⓘ binaphthalene derivatives ⓘ
hasSpecies	Hypoxylon fragiforme NERFINISHED ⓘ Hypoxylon fuscum NERFINISHED ⓘ Hypoxylon howeianum NERFINISHED ⓘ Hypoxylon rubiginosum NERFINISHED ⓘ
impactOnWood	causes soft rot and discoloration ⓘ
kingdom	Fungi ⓘ
knownFor	charcoal-like appearance on dead wood ⓘ species-rich genus in Hypoxylaceae ⓘ
macroscopicColor	dark brown to black stromata ⓘ
microscopicFeature	darkly pigmented ascospores ⓘ unitunicate asci ⓘ
morphologicalFeature	charcoal-like stromata ⓘ dark, crust-like fruiting bodies ⓘ perithecial ascomata embedded in stromata ⓘ
namedBy	Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link NERFINISHED ⓘ
order	Xylariales NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Ascomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ
playsRoleIn	nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems ⓘ wood decay ⓘ
relatedTo	Daldinia NERFINISHED ⓘ Xylaria NERFINISHED ⓘ
reproduction	asexual spores (conidia) ⓘ sexual spores (ascospores) ⓘ
sporeType	ascospore ⓘ
studiedInField	forest pathology ⓘ mycology ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
trophicMode	saprotrophic ⓘ
typeSpecies	Hypoxylon fragiforme NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalHabitat	temperate forests ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ
typicalSubstrate	dead hardwoods ⓘ decaying wood ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Xylariales → notableGenus → Hypoxylon ⓘ

Tales of the South Pacific → hasNotableStory → Hypoxylon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dry Rot