Aster tripolium L.
(Sea-aster, Sea Aster)

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

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

Filters:

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
has sap sucked by nymph Minor Parapiesma quadratum ssp quadratum Beet Leaf Bug Hemiptera: Piesmatidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Piesmatidae/Parapiesma quadratum subsp. quadratum/Parapiesma quadratum subsp. quadratumbeet leaf bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterMinor nymph sucks sap of
has sap sucked by adult Minor Parapiesma quadratum ssp quadratum Beet Leaf Bug Hemiptera: Piesmatidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Piesmatidae/Parapiesma quadratum subsp. quadratum/Parapiesma quadratum subsp. quadratumbeet leaf bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterMinor adult sucks sap of
(live) live is parasitised by conidial anamorph UK/Ireland Golovinomyces cichoracearum a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces cichoracearum/Golovinomyces cichoracearuma powdery mildewconidial anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterlive conidial anamorph parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by cleistothecium UK/Ireland Golovinomyces cichoracearum a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces cichoracearum/Golovinomyces cichoracearuma powdery mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterlive cleistothecium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by pycnium Puccinia dioicae var extensicola a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia dioicae var. extensicola/Puccinia dioicae var. extensicolaa rust funguspycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterlive pycnium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by aecium Puccinia dioicae var extensicola a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia dioicae var. extensicola/Puccinia dioicae var. extensicolaa rust fungusaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterlive aecium parasitises live
capitulum capitulum is galled by larva Campiglossa plantaginis a gall fly Diptera: Tephritidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Campiglossa plantaginis/Campiglossa plantaginisa gall flylarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea astercapitulum larva causes gall of capitulum
capitulum capitulum may contain larva UK/IrelandRestricted Campiglossa plantaginis a gall fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Campiglossa plantaginis/Campiglossa plantaginisa gall flylarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea astercapitulumSole larva feeds within capitulum
capitulum capitulum may contain larva UK/Ireland Ensina sonchi Sow-thistle Fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Ensina sonchi/Ensina sonchisow-thistle flylarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea astercapitulum larva feeds within capitulum
capitulum capitulum may contain larva ForeignQuestionable Trupanea stellata Star-winged Ragwort Fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Trupanea stellata/Trupanea stellatastar-winged ragwort flylarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea aster?capitulum larva feeds within capitulum
leaf-mine leaf-mine may house puparium Calycomyza humeralis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Calycomyza humeralis/Calycomyza humeralisa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterleaf-mine puparium may be found in leaf-mine
leaf-mine leaf-mine may house puparium Restricted Chromatomyia asteris a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia asteris/Chromatomyia asterisa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterleaf-mineSole puparium may be found in leaf-mine
leaf leaf is grazed by larva UK/Ireland Longitarsus brunneus a flea beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
The British Species of the genus Longitarsus (Col., Chrysomelidae), Kevan D.K., 1967
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Longitarsus brunneus/Longitarsus brunneusa flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by adult UK/Ireland Longitarsus brunneus a flea beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
The British Species of the genus Longitarsus (Col., Chrysomelidae), Kevan D.K., 1967
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Longitarsus brunneus/Longitarsus brunneusa flea beetleadult Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterleaf adult grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva UK/IrelandMajor Longitarsus reichei a flea beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
The British Species of the genus Longitarsus (Col., Chrysomelidae), Kevan D.K., 1967
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Longitarsus reichei/Longitarsus reicheia flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterleafMajor larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by adult UK/IrelandMajor Longitarsus reichei a flea beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
The British Species of the genus Longitarsus (Col., Chrysomelidae), Kevan D.K., 1967
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Longitarsus reichei/Longitarsus reicheia flea beetleadult Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterleafMajor adult grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Calycomyza humeralis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Calycomyza humeralis/Calycomyza humeralisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterleaf larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Restricted Chromatomyia asteris a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia asteris/Chromatomyia asterisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterleafSole larva mines leaf
leaf (fading) fading leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ramularia asteris an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia asteris/Ramularia asterisan anamorphic fungusamphigenouscolonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterfadingleaf amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on fading leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous telium Minor Puccinia cnici-oleracei Yarrow Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia cnici-oleracei/Puccinia cnici-oleraceiyarrow rustamphigenoustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterliveleafMinor (7-11)amphigenous telium parasitises live leaf
pollen pollen is collected to provision nest of female UK/IrelandRestricted Colletes halophilus Sea-aster Colletes Bee Hymenoptera: Colletidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Colletidae/Colletes halophilus/Colletes halophilussea-aster colletes beefemale Foodplant / nestUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterpollenSole female provisions nest with pollen
stem stem may contain larva Restricted Melanagromyza tripolii sensu Spencer a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Spencer, K.A., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza tripolii sensu Spencer/Melanagromyza tripolii sensu Spencera leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterstemSole larva feeds within stem
stem stem may house puparium Restricted Melanagromyza tripolii sensu Spencer a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Spencer, K.A., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza tripolii sensu Spencer/Melanagromyza tripolii sensu Spencera leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterstemSole puparium may be found in stem
stem stem may contain larva Restricted Napomyza tripolii a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Agromyzidae Newsletter No 3, August 2017, Anon, 2017
Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Napomyza tripolii/Napomyza tripoliia leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterstemSole larva feeds within stem
stem (dead, locally dark brown) dead, locally dark brown stem is decayed by initially covered, revealed by epidermis splitting into 2 to 4 lobes apothecium Ploettnera solidaginis a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Ploettnera solidaginis/Ploettnera solidaginisa discomyceteinitially covered, revealed by epidermis splitting into 2 to 4 lobesapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterdead, locally dark brownstem (9-11)initially covered, revealed by epidermis splitting into 2 to 4 lobes apothecium is saprobic on dead, locally dark brown stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Pleospora penicillus an ascomycete Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora penicillus/Pleospora penicillusan ascomyceteimmersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterdeadstem (7)immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by loosely gregarious, sometimes linearly arranged, covered then projecting pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phomopsis achilleae var asteris a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis achilleae var. asteris/Phomopsis achilleae var. asterisa coelomyceteloosely gregarious, sometimes linearly arranged, covered then projectingpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster tripolium/Aster tripoliumsea-aster, sea asterdeadstem loosely gregarious, sometimes linearly arranged, covered then projecting pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon, 2017Agromyzidae Newsletter No 3, August 2017Agromyzidae Recording Scheme Newsletter.
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Kevan D.K., 1967The British Species of the genus Longitarsus (Col., Chrysomelidae)Ent. Mon. Mag. Vol 103: 83-110.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Spencer, K.A., 1976The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and DenmarkFauna Entomologica Scandinavica, 5 (parts 1 and 2), 606pp, Scandinavian Science Press
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)
White, I.M., 1988Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 5a, 134pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Aster tripolium (Sea-aster, Sea Aster) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAster tripolium (Sea-aster, Sea Aster)
GenusAster (Michaelmas daisies)
TribeAstereae (a tribe of composites)
SubfamilyASTEROIDEAE (“daisies”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aster tripolium (Sea-aster, Sea Aster)

Aster tripolium (Sea-aster, Sea Aster) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Aster tripolium (Sea-aster, Sea Aster):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 53 images of Aster tripolium (Sea-aster, Sea Aster)
Creative Commons License
This website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence.

Unless otherwise expressly stated, all original material on the BioInfo website by Malcolm Storey is licensed under the above Creative Commons Licence.

BioInfo - Wildlife Information (UK)