Illosporium carneum Fr.
(a lichenicolous anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Illosporium carneum 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
Illosporium anamorph		sporodochium of Illosporium anamorph parasitises discoloured, usually pale brown thallus			Peltigera	dog’s tooth lichens, dog lichens	Peltigerales: Peltigeraceae	A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Illosporium carneum/	Illosporium carneum	a lichenicolous anamorphic fungus			sporodochium	Illosporium anamorph	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Peltigerales/Peltigeraceae/Peltigera/	Peltigera	dog’s tooth lichens, dog lichens		discoloured, usually pale brown	thallus
Illosporium anamorph		sporodochium of Illosporium anamorph parasitises discoloured, usually pale brown thallus			Peltigera canina	a lichen	Peltigerales: Peltigeraceae	The Lichenicolous Hyphomycetes, Hawksworth, D.L., 1979	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Illosporium carneum/	Illosporium carneum	a lichenicolous anamorphic fungus			sporodochium	Illosporium anamorph	Lichen / parasite		Foreign	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Peltigerales/Peltigeraceae/Peltigera canina/	Peltigera canina	a lichen		discoloured, usually pale brown	thallus
Illosporium anamorph		sporodochium of Illosporium anamorph parasitises discoloured, usually pale brown thallus			Peltigera horizontalis	a lichen	Peltigerales: Peltigeraceae	The Lichenicolous Hyphomycetes, Hawksworth, D.L., 1979	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Illosporium carneum/	Illosporium carneum	a lichenicolous anamorphic fungus			sporodochium	Illosporium anamorph	Lichen / parasite		Foreign	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Peltigerales/Peltigeraceae/Peltigera horizontalis/	Peltigera horizontalis	a lichen		discoloured, usually pale brown	thallus
Illosporium anamorph		sporodochium of Illosporium anamorph parasitises discoloured, usually pale brown thallus			Peltigera malacea	Matt Felt Lichen	Peltigerales: Peltigeraceae	The Lichenicolous Hyphomycetes, Hawksworth, D.L., 1979	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Illosporium carneum/	Illosporium carneum	a lichenicolous anamorphic fungus			sporodochium	Illosporium anamorph	Lichen / parasite		Foreign	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Peltigerales/Peltigeraceae/Peltigera malacea/	Peltigera malacea	matt felt lichen		discoloured, usually pale brown	thallus
Illosporium anamorph		sporodochium of Illosporium anamorph parasitises discoloured, usually pale brown thallus			Peltigera polydactylon	a lichen	Peltigerales: Peltigeraceae	The Lichenicolous Hyphomycetes, Hawksworth, D.L., 1979	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Illosporium carneum/	Illosporium carneum	a lichenicolous anamorphic fungus			sporodochium	Illosporium anamorph	Lichen / parasite		Foreign	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Peltigerales/Peltigeraceae/Peltigera polydactylon/	Peltigera polydactylon	a lichen		discoloured, usually pale brown	thallus
Illosporium anamorph		sporodochium of Illosporium anamorph parasitises discoloured, usually pale brown thallus			Peltigera rufescens	a lichen	Peltigerales: Peltigeraceae	The Lichenicolous Hyphomycetes, Hawksworth, D.L., 1979	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Illosporium carneum/	Illosporium carneum	a lichenicolous anamorphic fungus			sporodochium	Illosporium anamorph	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Peltigerales/Peltigeraceae/Peltigera rufescens/	Peltigera rufescens	a lichen		discoloured, usually pale brown	thallus		Major

Author & Year	Title	Source
Hawksworth, D.L., 1979	The Lichenicolous Hyphomycetes	Bull. Br. mus. nat. hist. bot. Vol 6 (3): 183-300.
Hawksworth, D.L., 1983	A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles	44pp, The British Lichen Society

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Anamorphic Species	Illosporium carneum (a lichenicolous anamorphic fungus)
Genus	Illosporium (a genus of anamorphic fungi)
Order	HYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
Subclass	SORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
Class	SORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Illosporium carneum is also a member of:
Hyphomycetes - moulds (via Illosporium)
Anamorphic fungi - mitosporic fungi (via Hyphomycetes)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Anamorphic fungi)
Pyrenomycetes - charcoal fungi (via Sordariomycetes)
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 Illosporium carneum (a lichenicolous anamorphic fungus)

Illosporium carneum (a lichenicolous anamorphic fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

HYPOCREALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Hyphomycetes
(moulds)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Illosporium carneum (a lichenicolous anamorphic fungus):

Illosporium
(a genus of anamorphic fungi)

HYPOCREALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Hyphomycetes
(moulds)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

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