Mucor piriformis A. Fisch.
(a pin-mould)

Interactions where Mucor piriformis 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
		is saprobic on rotting fruit			Fragaria x ananassa	garden strawberry	Rosales: Rosaceae	Mucor piriformis A. Fisch., Kirk, P.M., 1997	/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Mucorales/Mucoraceae/Mucor piriformis/	Mucor piriformis	a pin-mould					Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Fragaria x ananassa/	Fragaria x ananassa	garden strawberry		rotting	fruit
		is saprobic on rotting fruit			Malus pumila	Apple	Rosales: Rosaceae	Mucor piriformis A. Fisch., Kirk, P.M., 1997	/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Mucorales/Mucoraceae/Mucor piriformis/	Mucor piriformis	a pin-mould					Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus pumila/	Malus pumila	apple		rotting	fruit
		is saprobic on rotting fruit			Prunus domestica ssp domestica	Plum	Rosales: Rosaceae	Mucor piriformis A. Fisch., Kirk, P.M., 1997	/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Mucorales/Mucoraceae/Mucor piriformis/	Mucor piriformis	a pin-mould					Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/	Prunus domestica subsp. domestica	plum		rotting	fruit
		is saprobic on rotting fruit			Prunus persica	Peach and Nectarine	Rosales: Rosaceae	Mucor piriformis A. Fisch., Kirk, P.M., 1997	/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Mucorales/Mucoraceae/Mucor piriformis/	Mucor piriformis	a pin-mould					Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus persica/	Prunus persica	peach and nectarine		rotting	fruit
		is saprobic on rotting fruit			Prunus persica var nectarina	Nectarine	Rosales: Rosaceae	Mucor piriformis A. Fisch., Kirk, P.M., 1997	/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Mucorales/Mucoraceae/Mucor piriformis/	Mucor piriformis	a pin-mould					Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus persica var nectarina/	Prunus persica var nectarina	nectarine		rotting	fruit
		is saprobic on rotting fruit			Pyrus communis	Pear	Rosales: Rosaceae	Mucor piriformis A. Fisch., Kirk, P.M., 1997	/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Mucorales/Mucoraceae/Mucor piriformis/	Mucor piriformis	a pin-mould					Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Pyrus communis/	Pyrus communis	pear		rotting	fruit
		is saprobic on rotting fruit			Ribes uva-crispa	Gooseberry	Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae	Mucor piriformis A. Fisch., Kirk, P.M., 1997	/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Mucorales/Mucoraceae/Mucor piriformis/	Mucor piriformis	a pin-mould					Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes uva-crispa/	Ribes uva-crispa	gooseberry		rotting	fruit

Author & Year	Title	Source
Kirk, P.M., 1997	Mucor piriformis A. Fisch.	I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1309.

Mucor piriformis (a pin-mould) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Mucor piriformis (a pin-mould) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Mucor
(a genus of pinmoulds)

MUCORACEAE
(a family of pin moulds)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Mucor piriformis (a pin-mould)
Genus	Mucor (a genus of pinmoulds)
Family	MUCORACEAE (a family of pin moulds)
Order	MUCORALES (an order of pin moulds)
Class	ZYGOMYCETES (pin moulds)
Phylum	ZYGOMYCOTA (pin moulds)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Mucor piriformis is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Zygomycota)
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 Mucor piriformis (a pin-mould)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Kirk, P.M.	1997	Mucor piriformis A. Fisch.	I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1309.

Mucor piriformis (a pin-mould) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Mucor
(a genus of pinmoulds)

MUCORALES
(an order of pin moulds)

ZYGOMYCOTA
(pin moulds)

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 Mucor piriformis (a pin-mould):

Mucor
(a genus of pinmoulds)

MUCORALES
(an order of pin moulds)

ZYGOMYCETES
(pin moulds)

ZYGOMYCOTA
(pin moulds)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

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