Aspicilia calcarea (L.) Körb.
(a lichen)

Interactions where Aspicilia calcarea is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

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Affected Part 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 Summary
thallus thallus is parasitised by perithecium UK/IrelandQuestionable Verrucaria latericola A lichenicolous lichen Verrucariales: Verrucariaceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Verrucariales/Verrucariaceae/Verrucaria latericola/Verrucaria latericolaA lichenicolous lichenperithecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Pertusariales/Megasporaceae/Aspicilia calcarea/Aspicilia calcareaa lichen?thallus perithecium parasitises thallus
thallus thallus is parasitised by superficial, densely aggregated apothecium UK/Ireland Toninia episema a lichenicolous lichen Lecanorales: Ramalinaceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Ramalinaceae/Toninia episema/Toninia episemaa lichenicolous lichensuperficial, densely aggregatedapothecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Pertusariales/Megasporaceae/Aspicilia calcarea/Aspicilia calcareaa lichenthallus superficial, densely aggregated apothecium parasitises thallus

Aspicilia calcarea (a lichen) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Aspicilia calcarea (a lichen) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Hawksworth, D.L., 1983A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles44pp, The British Lichen Society
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAspicilia calcarea (a lichen)
GenusAspicilia (a genus of lichens)
FamilyMEGASPORACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderPERTUSARIALES (an order of lichens)
SubclassLECANOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
ClassLECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
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 Aspicilia calcarea (a lichen)

Aspicilia calcarea (a lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Aspicilia calcarea (a lichen):

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