Roselliniopsis tartaricola (Linds.) Matzer
(a lichenicolous fungus)

Interactions where Roselliniopsis tartaricola is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 parasitises thallus			Ochrolechia tartarea	Cudbear	Pertusariales: Ochrolechiaceae	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/Sordariales/Roselliniopsis tartaricola/	Roselliniopsis tartaricola	a lichenicolous fungus				perithecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Pertusariales/Ochrolechiaceae/Ochrolechia tartarea/	Ochrolechia tartarea	Cudbear			thallus
perithecium		perithecium parasitises thallus			Varicellaria hemisphaerica	a lichen	Pertusariales: Ochrolechiaceae	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/Sordariales/Roselliniopsis tartaricola/	Roselliniopsis tartaricola	a lichenicolous fungus				perithecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Pertusariales/Ochrolechiaceae/Varicellaria hemisphaerica/	Varicellaria hemisphaerica	a lichen			thallus
perithecium		perithecium parasitises thallus			Pertusaria pupillaris	a lichen	Pertusariales: Pertusariaceae	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/Sordariales/Roselliniopsis tartaricola/	Roselliniopsis tartaricola	a lichenicolous fungus				perithecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Pertusariales/Pertusariaceae/Pertusaria pupillaris/	Pertusaria pupillaris	a lichen			thallus
perithecium		perithecium parasitises thallus			Placopsis gelida	a lichen	Baeomycetales: Trapeliaceae	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/Sordariales/Roselliniopsis tartaricola/	Roselliniopsis tartaricola	a lichenicolous fungus				perithecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Baeomycetales/Trapeliaceae/Placopsis gelida/	Placopsis gelida	a lichen			thallus

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Roselliniopsis tartaricola (a lichenicolous 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))

Author & Year	Title	Source
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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Roselliniopsis tartaricola (a lichenicolous fungus)
Genus	Roselliniopsis (a genus of fungi)
Order	SORDARIALES (an order of ascomycetes)
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)

Roselliniopsis tartaricola is also a member of:
Pyrenomycetes - charcoal fungi (via Sordariomycetes)
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 Roselliniopsis tartaricola (a lichenicolous fungus)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Hawksworth, D.L.	1975	Notes on British Lichenicolous Fungi, I	Kew Bulletin Vol 30 (1): 183-203.

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

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

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

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

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