Mucor plumbeus Bonord.
(a pin mould)

Interactions where Mucor plumbeus 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
sporangiophore is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung Minor [Herbivores] mammalian herbivores Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Mucorales/Mucoraceae/Mucor plumbeus/Mucor plumbeusa pin mouldsporangiophore Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Herbivores/Herbivoresmammalian herbivoresdungMinor

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

Mucor plumbeus (a pin mould) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Mucor plumbeus (a pin mould) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMucor plumbeus (a pin mould)
GenusMucor (a genus of pinmoulds)
FamilyMUCORACEAE (a family of pin moulds)
OrderMUCORALES (an order of pin moulds)
ClassZYGOMYCETES (pin moulds)
PhylumZYGOMYCOTA (pin moulds)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mucor plumbeus (a pin mould)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kirk, P.M. 1997 Mucor plumbeus Bonord I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1310.

Mucor plumbeus (a pin 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 Mucor plumbeus (a pin mould):

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