Phylum: Ascomycota	Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Xylariales	Family: Diatrypaceae
Species: Quaternaria quaternata (Pers.) J. Schröt.

Synonyms:

Eutypella quaternata Libertella faginea Quaternaria persoonii Sphaeria quaternata Valsa quaternata

Common Name:

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Photographer: © Dirk van Hoof

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (18) Quercus petraea (2) Betula (1) Tremella globospora (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (6) Woodland and scrub (5) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3) Woodland: mixed, plantation (3) Woodland (2) Woodland: mixed (2) Built up area, domestic (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Scrub: dense/continuous (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Branch (15) Wood (3) Twig (2) Log (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (2) February (1) March (4) April (5) May (2) July (3) August (3) September (4) October (6) November (2) December (4)