Hormiscium pithyophilum var myrmecophilum Bayl. Ell.
(an anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Hormiscium pithyophilum var myrmecophilum 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
anamorph colony of anamorph is associated with nest UK/Ireland FORMICIDAE ants Hymenoptera Fungi, Spooner, B. & Roberts, P., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Hormiscium pithyophilum var. myrmecophilum/Hormiscium pithyophilum var. myrmecophiluman anamorphic funguscolonyanamorph Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formicidaeantsnest

Author & YearTitleSource
Spooner, B. & Roberts, P., 2005FungiNew Naturalist, 96, 594pp, HarperCollins

Hormiscium pithyophilum var myrmecophilum (an anamorphic fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hormiscium pithyophilum var myrmecophilum (an anamorphic fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic varietyHormiscium pithyophilum var myrmecophilum (an anamorphic fungus)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hormiscium pithyophilum var myrmecophilum (an anamorphic fungus)

Hormiscium pithyophilum var myrmecophilum (an anamorphic fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hormiscium pithyophilum var myrmecophilum (an anamorphic fungus):

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