Asterionella formosa Hassall, 1850
(a planktonic diatom)

Interactions where Asterionella formosa 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').

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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
may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland Rhizophydium planktonicum a chytrid Rhizophydiales: Rhizophydiaceae Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium planktonicum/Rhizophydium planktonicuma chytrid Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Bacillariophyceae/Fragilariales/Fragilariaceae/Asterionella formosa/Asterionella formosaa planktonic diatom infects and damages

Author & YearTitleSource
Canter, H.M., 1953Annotated list of British Aquatic ChytridsTBMS Vol 36 (4): 278-301.

Asterionella formosa (a planktonic diatom) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAsterionella formosa (a planktonic diatom)
GenusAsterionella (a genus of planktonic diatoms)
FamilyFRAGILARIACEAE (a family of diatoms)
OrderFRAGILARIALES (an order of diatoms)
ClassBACILLARIOPHYCEAE (diatoms)
PhylumOCHROPHYTA (a phylum of chromists)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Asterionella formosa (a planktonic diatom)

Asterionella formosa (a planktonic diatom) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Asterionella formosa (a planktonic diatom):

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