Chaetocladium brefeldii Tiegh. & G. Le Monn.
(a pin mould)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChaetocladium brefeldii (a pin mould)
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)
Records of Chaetocladium brefeldii (a pin mould) :
1: Chaetocladium brefeldii (a pin mould)
21 Feb 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on rat droppings from plastic compost bin after 36hours culturing
Image 1: Cluster of branches on sporangium - magnifiedImage 2: Cluster of branches on sporangium - microscope low magnificationImage 3: Sporangioles and branch terminations - magnifiedImage 4: Sporangioles and branch terminations - magnified (2)Image 5: Sporangioles and branch terminations - magnified (3)

Chaetocladium brefeldii (a pin mould) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chaetocladium brefeldii (a pin mould)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chaetocladium brefeldii (a pin mould)
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