Mucor Fresen.
(a genus of pinmoulds)

Interactions where Mucor is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part 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 Summary
is parasitised by Foreign Chytriomyces willoughbyi a chytrid Chytridiales: Chytriomycetaceae A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota), Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces willoughbyi/Chytriomyces willoughbyia chytrid Fungus / parasiteForeign /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Mucorales/Mucoraceae/Mucor/Mucora genus of pinmoulds parasitises
hypha (hypertrophied) hypertrophied hypha is parasitised by Foreign Chytriomyces mortierellae Chytridiales: Chytriomycetaceae A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota), Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces mortierellae/Chytriomyces mortierellae Fungus / parasiteForeign /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Mucorales/Mucoraceae/Mucor/Mucora genus of pinmouldshypertrophiedhypha parasitises hypertrophied hypha
hypha (hypertrophied) hypertrophied hypha is parasitised by Foreign Chytriomyces mortierellae Chytridiales: Chytriomycetaceae A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota), Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces mortierellae/Chytriomyces mortierellae Fungus / parasiteForeign /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Mucorales/Mucoraceae/Mucor/Mucora genus of pinmouldshypertrophiedhypha parasitises hypertrophied hypha

Author & YearTitleSource
Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota)Mycotaxon Vol 84: 447-487.

Mucor (a genus of pinmoulds) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Mucor (a genus of pinmoulds) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Mucor circinelloides
a fungus
Species 1 references
Mucor flavus nom. illeg.
a fungus
Species 1 references
Mucor genevensis
a pin mould
Species 2 trophisms
Mucor hiemalis
a pin mould
Species 1 trophisms 2 references
Mucor mucedo
Common Pinmould
Species 5 trophisms 1 references
Mucor piriformis
a pin-mould
Species 7 trophisms 1 references
Mucor plumbeus
a pin mould
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Mucor racemosus nom. illeg.
a pin mould
Species 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms 1 references
Mucor saturninus
a pin mould
Species 2 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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 (a genus of pinmoulds)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Sarbhoy, A.K. 1968 Revision of the Sphaerosporus group of Mucor TBMS 51 (1): 25-32.
Schipper, M.A.A. 1978 On certain species of Mucor with a key to all accepted species. Stud. Mycol. Vol 17: 1-52.
Schipper, M.A.A. 1976 On Mucor circinelloides, Mucor racemosus and related species Stud. Mycol. 12.
Schipper, M.A.A. 1975 On Mucor mucedo, Mucor flavus and related species. Stud. Mycol. 10.

Mucor (a genus of pinmoulds) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A., Andrews, J. & Bailey, J. 2006 The Tyntesfield Monster - a spectacular slime-flux Field Mycology Vol 7 (4): 128-131.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Mucor (a genus of pinmoulds):

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