Niesslia cladoniicola D. Hawksw. & W. Gams
(a lichenicolous fungus)

Interactions where Niesslia cladoniicola 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
perithecium perithecium is saprobic on aged podetium UK/Ireland Cladonia rangiformis a lichen Lecanorales: Cladoniaceae The Lichenicolous Hyphomycetes, Hawksworth, D.L., 1979
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/Niessliaceae/Niesslia cladoniicola/Niesslia cladoniicolaa lichenicolous fungusperithecium Lichen / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Cladoniaceae/Cladonia rangiformis/Cladonia rangiformisa lichenagedpodetium

Author & YearTitleSource
Hawksworth, D.L., 1979The Lichenicolous HyphomycetesBull. Br. mus. nat. hist. bot. Vol 6 (3): 183-300.
Hawksworth, D.L., 1983A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles44pp, The British Lichen Society

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNiesslia cladoniicola (a lichenicolous fungus)
GenusNiesslia (a genus of pyrenomycetes and lichens)
FamilyNIESSLIACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
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 Niesslia cladoniicola (a lichenicolous fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Hawksworth, D.L. 1975 Notes on British Lichenicolous Fungi, I Kew Bulletin Vol 30 (1): 183-203.

Niesslia cladoniicola (a lichenicolous fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Niesslia cladoniicola (a lichenicolous fungus):

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