Endococcus apiciicola (J. Steiner) R. Sant.
(a lichenicolous fungus)

Interactions where Endococcus apiciicola is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage 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
perithecium (largely superficial, clustered) largely superficial, clustered perithecium causes galls on thallus tip UK/Ireland Usnea florida Witches’ Whiskers Lichen Lecanorales: Parmeliaceae Biatoropsis usnearum Rasanen, and other heterobasidiomycetes on Usnea, Diederich, P. & Christiansen, M.S., 1994
A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Endococcus apiciicola/Endococcus apiciicolaa lichenicolous funguslargely superficial, clusteredperithecium Lichen / gallUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Parmeliaceae/Usnea florida/Usnea floridawitches' whiskers lichenthallus tip
perithecium (largely superficial, clustered) largely superficial, clustered perithecium causes galls on thallus tip UK/Ireland Usnea subfloridana a beard lichen Lecanorales: Parmeliaceae Biatoropsis usnearum Rasanen, and other heterobasidiomycetes on Usnea, Diederich, P. & Christiansen, M.S., 1994
A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Endococcus apiciicola/Endococcus apiciicolaa lichenicolous funguslargely superficial, clusteredperithecium Lichen / gallUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Parmeliaceae/Usnea subfloridana/Usnea subfloridanaa beard lichenthallus tip

Author & YearTitleSource
Diederich, P. & Christiansen, M.S., 1994Biatoropsis usnearum Rasanen, and other heterobasidiomycetes on UsneaLichenologist Vol 26 (1): 47-66.
Hawksworth, D.L., 1983A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles44pp, The British Lichen Society

Endococcus apiciicola (a lichenicolous fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Endococcus apiciicola (a lichenicolous fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEndococcus apiciicola (a lichenicolous fungus)
GenusEndococcus (a genus of lichens and lichenicolous fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Endococcus apiciicola (a lichenicolous fungus)

Endococcus apiciicola (a lichenicolous fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Endococcus apiciicola (a lichenicolous fungus):

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