Comatricha nigra (Pers.) J. Schröt.
(a slime mould)

Interactions where Comatricha nigra 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').

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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
sporangium sporangium is parasitised by colony of Verticillium anamorph Verticillium rexianum an anamorphic fungus Hypocreales: Bionectriaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Verticillium rexianum/Verticillium rexianuman anamorphic funguscolonyVerticillium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Stemonitida/Stemonitidaceae/Comatricha nigra/Comatricha nigraa slime mouldsporangium colony of Verticillium anamorph parasitises sporangium
sporangium sporangium is parasitised by colony of Aphanocladium anamorph Nectriopsis sporangiicola an ascomycete Hypocreales: Bionectriaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Nectriopsis sporangiicola/Nectriopsis sporangiicolaan ascomycetecolonyAphanocladium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Stemonitida/Stemonitidaceae/Comatricha nigra/Comatricha nigraa slime mouldsporangium colony of Aphanocladium anamorph parasitises sporangium
sporangium sporangium is parasitised by colony of Gliocladium anamorph Nectriopsis sporangiicola an ascomycete Hypocreales: Bionectriaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Nectriopsis sporangiicola/Nectriopsis sporangiicolaan ascomycetecolonyGliocladium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Stemonitida/Stemonitidaceae/Comatricha nigra/Comatricha nigraa slime mouldsporangium colony of Gliocladium anamorph parasitises sporangium

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Comatricha nigra (a slime mould) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesComatricha nigra (a slime mould)
GenusComatricha (a genus of slime moulds)
FamilySTEMONITIDACEAE (a family of slime moulds)
OrderSTEMONITIDA (an order of slime moulds)
ClassMYXOGASTREA (slime moulds, myxomycetes)
SubphylumMYCETOZOA (a subphylum of slime moulds)
PhylumAMOEBOZOA (amoebae and cellular slime moulds)
SubkingdomSARCOMASTIGOTA (a subkingdom of protozoans)
KingdomPROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Comatricha nigra (a slime mould)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Ing, B. 1987 First Steps - a Beginner’s Guide: Why not look at Myxomycetes? Mycologist Vol 01 (4): 162-163.

Comatricha nigra (a slime mould) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Comatricha nigra (a slime mould):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 30 images of Comatricha nigra (a slime mould)
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