Marchandiomyces corallinus (Roberge) Diederich & D. Hawksw.
(a lichenicolous anamorphic basidiomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesMarchandiomyces corallinus (a lichenicolous anamorphic basidiomycete)
GenusMarchandiomyces (a genus of mostly lichen parasymbionts)
FamilyCORTICIACEAE (a family of resupinate fungi)
OrderCORTICIALES (an order of fungi)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Marchandiomyces corallinus (a lichenicolous anamorphic basidiomycete) :
1: Marchandiomyces corallinus (a lichenicolous anamorphic basidiomycete)
26 Aug 2007 OSGR: SD86 54° 10’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
on Acarospora fuscata
Image 1: Infected Acaraspora fuscata - in situImage 2: Infected Acaraspora fuscata - in situ - close-upImage 3: Infected Acaraspora fuscata - in situ - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Infected Acaraspora fuscata - in situ - close-up - enlarged (2)
2: Marchandiomyces corallinus (a lichenicolous anamorphic basidiomycete)
5 Feb 2000 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Sporodochia on fence bar at base of pylon support wires
Image 1: In situImage 2: In situ - close-upImage 3: SporodochiaImage 4: Sporodochia (2)Image 5: Sporodochia - close-upImage 6: Sporodochium squash prep.Image 7: Sporodochium - squash prep. - magnifiedImage 8: Sporodochium - squash prep. - magnified (2)Image 9: Sporodochium - squash prep. - magnified (3)
3: Marchandiomyces corallinus (a lichenicolous anamorphic basidiomycete) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
31 Oct 1976 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
on living Beech root
Image 1: Thallus
4: Marchandiomyces corallinus (a lichenicolous anamorphic basidiomycete)
29 Feb 1976 OSGR: SU93 51° 0’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on Lecanora conizaeoides on fallen Beech log, apparently on bark.
Image 1: Colony - close-upImage 2: Colony - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Diederich, P. 1990 New or interesting lichenicolous fungi. 1. Species from Luxembourg Mycotaxon Vol 37: 297-330.
Hawksworth, D.L. 2004 Fungi living on lichens: a source of unexplored diversity British Wildlife Vol 15, No. 3: 192-199.

Marchandiomyces corallinus (a lichenicolous anamorphic basidiomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Marchandiomyces corallinus (a lichenicolous anamorphic basidiomycete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 25 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Marchandiomyces corallinus (a lichenicolous anamorphic basidiomycete)
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