Phylum: Ascomycota	Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Xylariales	Family: Diatrypaceae
Species: Diatrype stigma (Hoffm.) Fr.

Synonyms:

Naemaspora aurea Naemospora aurea Sphaeria cinerea Sphaeria decorticans Sphaeria kirbii Sphaeria stigma Stromatosphaeria stigma

Common Name:

Common Tarcrust

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (19) Corylus avellana (11) Crataegus monogyna (7) Acer pseudoplatanus (3) Prunus spinosa (3) Fraxinus excelsior (2) Betula pubescens (1) Betula (1) Acer (1) Quercus petraea (1) Ribes nigrum (1) Sorbus aucuparia (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (10) Woodland (6) Scrub: dense/continuous (5) Woodland and scrub (5) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (4) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (4) Woodland: mixed, plantation (4) Parkland and scattered trees (3) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (3) Built up area, domestic (2) Scrub: dense/continuous, neutral (2) Woodland: mixed (2) Bog (1) Built-up areas: buildings (1) Fen carr (woodland or scrub over fen) (1) Grassland: marshy, lowland (1) Grassland: marshy, upland (1) Neutral grassland (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Scrub (1) Scrub: dense/continuous, acidic (1) Scrub: dense/continuous, basic/calcareous (1) Valley alderwoods on neutral-alkaline soils (1) Wet valley alderwoods (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Branch (23) Wood (14) Dead Wood (5) Dead Branch (4) Fallen Tree (2) Stem (2) Bark (1) Fallen Twig (1) Log (1) Standing Dead Branch (1) Twig (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (9) February (15) March (13) April (10) May (6) June (2) August (6) September (10) October (25) November (5) December (3)