Mycogone perniciosa (Magnus) Delacr.
(Mycogone Disease Of Mushrooms - causative organism)

Interactions where Mycogone perniciosa 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
Hypomyces anamorph chlamydospore of Hypomyces anamorph parasitises thick stiped, small capped, deformed fruitbody UK/IrelandCaptivity Agaricus bisporus Cultivated Mushroom Agaricales: Agaricaceae Three diseases of cultivated mushrooms., Smith, F.E.V., 1924
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Mycogone perniciosa/Mycogone perniciosaMycogone disease of mushrooms (causative organism)chlamydosporeHypomyces anamorph Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Agaricus bisporus/Agaricus bisporuscultivated mushroomthick stiped, small capped, deformedfruitbody Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
Verticillium anamorph colony of Verticillium anamorph parasitises thick stiped, small capped, deformed fruitbody UK/IrelandCaptivity Agaricus bisporus Cultivated Mushroom Agaricales: Agaricaceae Three diseases of cultivated mushrooms., Smith, F.E.V., 1924
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Mycogone perniciosa/Mycogone perniciosaMycogone disease of mushrooms (causative organism)colonyVerticillium anamorph Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Agaricus bisporus/Agaricus bisporuscultivated mushroomthick stiped, small capped, deformedfruitbody Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
Mycogone anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Mycogone anamorph parasitises fruitbody Agaricus campestris Field Mushroom Agaricales: Agaricaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Mycogone perniciosa/Mycogone perniciosaMycogone disease of mushrooms (causative organism)effusecolonyMycogone anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Agaricus campestris/Agaricus campestrisfield mushroomfruitbody
Mycogone anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Mycogone anamorph parasitises fruitbody Pluteus shield toadstools Agaricales: Pluteaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Mycogone perniciosa/Mycogone perniciosaMycogone disease of mushrooms (causative organism)effusecolonyMycogone anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Pluteus/Pluteusshield toadstoolsfruitbody

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Smith, F.E.V., 1924Three diseases of cultivated mushrooms.TBMS Vol 10 (1+2): 81-99.

Mycogone perniciosa (Mycogone Disease Of Mushrooms - causative organism) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Mycogone perniciosa (Mycogone Disease Of Mushrooms - causative organism) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesMycogone perniciosa (Mycogone Disease Of Mushrooms - causative organism)
GenusMycogone (a genus of anamorphic fungi)
FamilyHYPOCREACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
OrderHYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (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 Mycogone perniciosa (Mycogone Disease Of Mushrooms - causative organism)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Smith, F.E.V. 1924 Three diseases of cultivated mushrooms. TBMS Vol 10 (1+2): 81-99.

Mycogone perniciosa (Mycogone Disease Of Mushrooms - causative organism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Mycogone perniciosa (Mycogone Disease Of Mushrooms - causative organism):

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