Rickia laboulbenioides De Kesel, 2013
(a laboulbeniomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRickia laboulbenioides (a laboulbeniomycete)
GenusRickia (a genus of laboulbeniomycetes)
FamilyLABOULBENIACEAE (a family of laboulbeniomycetes)
OrderLABOULBENIALES (laboulbeniomycetes)
SubclassLABOULBENIOMYCETIDAE (laboulbeniomycetes)
ClassLABOULBENIOMYCETES (laboulbeniomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Rickia laboulbenioides (a laboulbeniomycete) :
1: Rickia laboulbenioides (a laboulbeniomycete)
6 Oct 2017 OSGR: SU40 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
on fore-legs of Millipede (Cylindroiulus britannicus)
Image 1: Ascocarp - magnifiedImage 2: Ascocarp - magnified (2)Image 3: Ascocarp - microscope low magnificationImage 4: Ascocarps - magnifiedImage 5: Ascocarps on millipede leg - microscope low magnificationImage 6: Ascocarps on millipede leg - microscope low magnification (2)Image 7: Ascocarps on millipede leg - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Millipede host fore-parts with ascocarps on legs - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Millipede host fore-parts with ascocarps on legs - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Rickia laboulbenioides (a laboulbeniomycete)
9 Jun 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on fore-legs of Millipede (Cylindroiulus punctatus) under rotting wood
Image 1: Host: anterior - lateral view - magnifiedImage 2: Fruitbodies on legImage 3: Fruitbodies on leg (2)Image 4: Fruitbodies on leg (3)Image 5: Fruitbodies on leg (4)Image 6: Fruitbodies on leg (5)Image 7: Fruitbodies on leg (6)Image 8: FruitbodyImage 9: Fruitbody (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
de Kesel, A., Haelewaters, D. & Gerstmans, C. 2013 Two interesting species of Rickia (Laboulbeniales) from coastal habitats in Belgium and The Netherlands Sterbeeckia Vol 32: 6-10.
Enghoff, H. & Reboleira, S. 2015 Look out for ectoparasitic fungi on millipedes BMIG News No 30: 3.
Storey, M. 2019 Rickia laboulbenioides de Kesel (Laboulbeniales) on Cylindroiulus britannicus (Verhoeff) (Julida: Julidae) Bull. Brit. Myr. Grp. Vol 31: 16-20.

Rickia laboulbenioides (a laboulbeniomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rickia laboulbenioides (a laboulbeniomycete)
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