Xanthoriicola physciae (Kalchbr.) D. Hawksw.
(a lichenicolous dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesXanthoriicola physciae (a lichenicolous dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Xanthoriicola physciae (a lichenicolous dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) :
1: Xanthoriicola physciae (a lichenicolous dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
15 Oct 2006 OSGR: SK05 53° 10’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
on Xanthoria parietina on Elder
Image 1: Infected apothecia - close-up - magnifiedImage 2: Infected apothecia - close-up - magnified (2)Image 3: Infected apothecia - close-up - magnified (3)
2: Xanthoriicola physciae (a lichenicolous dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
21 Mar 1999 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Xanthoria parietina on Grey Sallow twig
Image 1: Dark infection patches on host lichenImage 2: Dark infection patch on host lichenImage 3: Host lichen with dark infection patchesImage 4: Sooty infection completely covering host apotheciaImage 5: Sooty infection on host apotheciaImage 6: Sooty infection on host apothecia (2)Image 7: Conidiophores (phialides)Image 8: Conidiophores (phialides) (2)Image 9: Conidiophores (phialides) (3)Image 10: ConidiophoresImage 11: Conidiophores (2)Image 12: Conidiophores (3)Image 13: Infected apothecium surfaceImage 14: Infection in surface layer of host apothecium

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hawksworth, D.L. 2004 Fungi living on lichens: a source of unexplored diversity British Wildlife Vol 15, No. 3: 192-199.
Preece, T. 2013 Xanthoriicola physciae: a puzzling black lichenicolous fungus Field Mycology vol 14 (1): 14-16.

Xanthoriicola physciae (a lichenicolous dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Xanthoriicola physciae (a lichenicolous dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Xanthoriicola physciae (a lichenicolous dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
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