Rossiomyces falcatus (T. Majewski) R.K. Benj.
(a laboulbeniomycete)

Interactions where Rossiomyces falcatus 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
ascoma		ascoma ectoparasitises live elytral disc of adult			Cryptophagus dentatus	a silken fungus beetle	Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae	New British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A. & Beakes, G.W., 1993 A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A., 1996	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Rossiomyces falcatus/	Rossiomyces falcatus	a laboulbeniomycete				ascoma	Animal / parasite / ectoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cryptophagidae/Cryptophagus dentatus/	Cryptophagus dentatus	a silken fungus beetle		live	elytral disc	adult
ascoma		ascoma ectoparasitises live sternites (posterior) of adult			Cryptophagus dentatus	a silken fungus beetle	Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae	New British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A. & Beakes, G.W., 1993 A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A., 1996	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Rossiomyces falcatus/	Rossiomyces falcatus	a laboulbeniomycete				ascoma	Animal / parasite / ectoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cryptophagidae/Cryptophagus dentatus/	Cryptophagus dentatus	a silken fungus beetle		live	sternites (posterior)	adult
ascoma		ascoma ectoparasitises live adult			Cryptophagus punctipennis	a silken fungus beetle	Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae	New British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A. & Beakes, G.W., 1993	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Rossiomyces falcatus/	Rossiomyces falcatus	a laboulbeniomycete				ascoma	Animal / parasite / ectoparasite		Foreign	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cryptophagidae/Cryptophagus punctipennis/	Cryptophagus punctipennis	a silken fungus beetle		live		adult
ascoma		ascoma ectoparasitises live adult			Cryptophagus setulosus	a silken fungus beetle	Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae	New British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A. & Beakes, G.W., 1993	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Rossiomyces falcatus/	Rossiomyces falcatus	a laboulbeniomycete				ascoma	Animal / parasite / ectoparasite		Foreign	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cryptophagidae/Cryptophagus setulosus/	Cryptophagus setulosus	a silken fungus beetle		live		adult
ascoma		ascoma ectoparasitises live adult			Micrambe bimaculata	a silken fungus beetle	Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae	New British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A. & Beakes, G.W., 1993	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Rossiomyces falcatus/	Rossiomyces falcatus	a laboulbeniomycete				ascoma	Animal / parasite / ectoparasite		Foreign	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cryptophagidae/Micrambe bimaculata/	Micrambe bimaculata	a silken fungus beetle		live		adult

Author & Year	Title	Source
Weir, A. & Beakes, G.W., 1993	New British Laboulbeniales	Mycol. Res. Vol 97 (9): 1045-1055.
Weir, A., 1996	A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales	Entomologist Vol 115: 50-58.

Rossiomyces falcatus (a laboulbeniomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Rossiomyces falcatus (a laboulbeniomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Rossiomyces falcatus (a laboulbeniomycete)
Family	LABOULBENIACEAE (a family of laboulbeniomycetes)
Order	LABOULBENIALES (laboulbeniomycetes)
Subclass	LABOULBENIOMYCETIDAE (laboulbeniomycetes)
Class	LABOULBENIOMYCETES (laboulbeniomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Rossiomyces falcatus is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rossiomyces falcatus (a laboulbeniomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Weir, A. & Beakes, G.W.	1993	New British Laboulbeniales	Mycol. Res. Vol 97 (9): 1045-1055.

Rossiomyces falcatus (a laboulbeniomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

LABOULBENIALES
(laboulbeniomycetes)

LABOULBENIOMYCETIDAE
(laboulbeniomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rossiomyces falcatus (a laboulbeniomycete):

LABOULBENIALES
(laboulbeniomycetes)

LABOULBENIOMYCETIDAE
(laboulbeniomycetes)

LABOULBENIOMYCETES
(laboulbeniomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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