Piptocephalis freseniana de Bary
(a pin mould)

Interactions where Piptocephalis freseniana 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 Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit, European Rabbit Lagomorpha: Leporidae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Zoopagales/Piptocephalidaceae/Piptocephalis freseniana/Piptocephalis fresenianaa pin mouldsporangiophore Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Oryctolagus cuniculus/Oryctolagus cuniculusrabbit, european rabbitdung
sporangiophore inhabits dung of dung [Herbivores] mammalian herbivores Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Zoopagales/Piptocephalidaceae/Piptocephalis freseniana/Piptocephalis fresenianaa pin mouldsporangiophore Animal / dung / associate /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Herbivores/Herbivoresmammalian herbivoresdung
sporangiophore parasitises mycelium FUNGI true fungi Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Zoopagales/Piptocephalidaceae/Piptocephalis freseniana/Piptocephalis fresenianaa pin mouldsporangiophore Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Fungitrue fungimycelium
sporangiophore parasitises mycelium Mucor mucedo Common Pinmould Mucorales: Mucoraceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Zoopagales/Piptocephalidaceae/Piptocephalis freseniana/Piptocephalis fresenianaa pin mouldsporangiophore Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Mucorales/Mucoraceae/Mucor mucedo/Mucor mucedocommon pinmouldmycelium

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPiptocephalis freseniana (a pin mould)
GenusPiptocephalis (a genus of pin moulds)
FamilyPIPTOCEPHALIDACEAE (a family of pin moulds)
OrderZOOPAGALES (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 Piptocephalis freseniana (a pin mould)

Piptocephalis freseniana (a pin mould) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Wood, S.N. & Cooke, R.C. 1986 Effect of Piptocephalis species on growth and sporulation of Pilaira anomala TBMS Vol 86 (4): 672-674.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Piptocephalis freseniana (a pin mould):

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