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Xanthoriicola physciae (Kalchbr.) D. Hawksw., 1973 (a lichenicolous dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #macrophotos #microphotos
Xanthoriicola physciae Imperfect stage 15 October 2006 Stafford England 3
Xanthoriicola physciae Imperfect stage 21 March 1999 Berks England 6 8

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Hawksworth, D.L., 2004 (Colour photograph) Fungi living on lichens: a source of unexplored diversity

Xanthoriicola physciae may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCOTA
(spore-shooters)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Xanthoriicola physciae is associated with:

Photos Xanthoriicola dematiaceous anamorph, colony Xanthoria parietina - a lichen (Teloschistales: Teloschistaceae) colony of Xanthoriicola dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages blackened thallus UK/Ireland Minor Hawksworth, D.L., 1983 [thallus eventually killed]
Photos Xanthoriicola dematiaceous anamorph, colony Xanthoria parietina - a lichen (Teloschistales: Teloschistaceae) colony of Xanthoriicola dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages blackened apothecium UK/Ireland Hawksworth, D.L., 1983 [apothecia turn sooty black]
Hawksworth, D.L., 1979

Associated with Xanthoriicola physciae:

Xanthoriicola physciae may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)

References

Hawksworth, D.L., 1979 The Lichenicolous Hyphomycetes
Hawksworth, D.L., 1983 A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles

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