Carex L.
(sedges)

Interactions where Carex 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').

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
may have adult Donacia impressa a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia impressa/Donacia impressaa reed beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges (4-11)adult may be found on
may have adult Donacia simplex a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia simplex/Donacia simplexa reed beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges (3-9(-11)adult may be found on
may house larva UK/Ireland Plateumaris bracata a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Plateumaris bracata/Plateumaris bracataa reed beetlelarva Plant / resting place / amongUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges larva may be found among
is foodplant of larva Plateumaris rustica a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Plateumaris rustica/Plateumaris rusticaa reed beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Kateretes pedicularius a pollen or sap beetle Coleoptera: Kateretidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Kateretidae/Kateretes pedicularius/Kateretes pediculariusa pollen or sap beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges larva feeds on
is foodplant of Kateretes pusillus a pollen beetle Coleoptera: Kateretidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Kateretidae/Kateretes pusillus/Kateretes pusillusa pollen beetle Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges feeds on
is foodplant of larva Kateretes rufilabris a pollen or sap beetle Coleoptera: Kateretidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Kateretidae/Kateretes rufilabris/Kateretes rufilabrisa pollen or sap beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Phalacrus caricis a smut beetle Coleoptera: Phalacridae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Phalacridae/Phalacrus caricis/Phalacrus caricisa smut beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Phalacrus substriatus a smut beetle Coleoptera: Phalacridae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Phalacridae/Phalacrus substriatus/Phalacrus substriatusa smut beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges larva feeds on
is associate of imago Bagous tempestivus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Bagous (Bagous) tempestivus/Bagous (Bagous) tempestivusa weevilimago Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges imago is associated with
is foodplant of larva Limnobaris dolorosa a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Limnobaris dolorosa/Limnobaris dolorosaa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Limnobaris t-album a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Limnobaris t-album/Limnobaris t-albuma weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Restricted Anthomyza dissors an anthomyzid fly Diptera: Anthomyzidae A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2, Roháček, J., 2009
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyzidae/Anthomyza dissors/Anthomyza dissorsan anthomyzid flylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesSole larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Anthomyza neglecta an anthomyzid fly Diptera: Anthomyzidae A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2, Roháček, J., 2009
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyzidae/Anthomyza neglecta/Anthomyza neglectaan anthomyzid flylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Anthomyza paraneglecta an anthomyzid fly Diptera: Anthomyzidae A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2, Roháček, J., 2009
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyzidae/Anthomyza paraneglecta/Anthomyza paraneglectaan anthomyzid flylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Stiphrosoma laetum an anthomyzid fly Diptera: Anthomyzidae A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2, Roháček, J., 2009
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyzidae/Stiphrosoma laetum/Stiphrosoma laetuman anthomyzid flylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges larva feeds on
is associate of larva Platycheirus immarginatus a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Platycheirus immarginatus/Platycheirus immarginatusa hoverflylarva Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges larva is associated with
is associate of larva Platycheirus perpallidus a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Platycheirus perpallidus/Platycheirus perpallidusa hoverflylarva Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges larva is associated with
has sap sucked by nymph Questionable Agramma laetum a lacebug Hemiptera: Tingidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Agramma (Agramma) laetum/Agramma (Agramma) laetuma lacebugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges? nymph sucks sap of
has sap sucked by adult Questionable Agramma laetum a lacebug Hemiptera: Tingidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Agramma (Agramma) laetum/Agramma (Agramma) laetuma lacebugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges? adult sucks sap of
tussock may house hibernating adult Dictyla convergens a lacebug Hemiptera: Tingidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Dictyla convergens/Dictyla convergensa lacebugadult Plant / hibernates / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgestussock adult hibernates inside tussock
has sap sucked by adult Cymus glandicolor a seedbug Hemiptera: Lygaeidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Cymus glandicolor/Cymus glandicolora seedbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph Cymus glandicolor a seedbug Hemiptera: Lygaeidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Cymus glandicolor/Cymus glandicolora seedbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges nymph sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph Major Eurygaster testudinaria Tortoise Bug Hemiptera: Scutelleridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Scutelleridae/Eurygaster testudinaria/Eurygaster testudinariatortoise bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesMajor nymph sucks sap of
has sap sucked by adult Major Eurygaster testudinaria Tortoise Bug Hemiptera: Scutelleridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Scutelleridae/Eurygaster testudinaria/Eurygaster testudinariatortoise bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesMajor adult sucks sap of
is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Minor Cladosporium allicinum an ascomycete Capnodiales: Cladosporiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium allicinum/Cladosporium allicinuman ascomyceteimmersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesMinor immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on
is decayed by Actinothyrium coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Lophodermium apiculatum an ascomycete fungus Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Lophodermium apiculatum/Lophodermium apiculatuman ascomycete fungusActinothyrium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges Actinothyrium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on
is decayed by stalked sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph Minor Myrothecium masonii a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Hypocreales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Myrothecium masonii/Myrothecium masoniia dematiaceous anamorphic fungusstalkedsporodochiumMyrothecium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesMinor stalked sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on
may house fruitbody Galerina jaapii a toadstool Agaricales: Cortinariaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Galerina jaapii/Galerina jaapiia toadstoolfruitbody Plant / grows among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges fruitbody grows among
debris is decayed by fruitbody Marasmiellus vaillantii Goblet Parachute Agaricales: Omphalotaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Omphalotaceae/Marasmiellus vaillantii/Marasmiellus vaillantiigoblet parachutefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdebris fruitbody is saprobic on debris
is associate of fruitbody UK/Ireland Agrocybe paludosa Marsh Fieldcap Agaricales: Strophariaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe paludosa/Agrocybe paludosamarsh fieldcapfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges fruitbody is associated with
is parasitised by uredium Puccinia caricina Currant Clustercup Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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 caricina/Puccinia caricinacurrant clustercup rusturedium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges uredium parasitises
(dead, decayed, wet) dead, decayed, wet debris is decayed by fruitbody Major Mycena bulbosa Rush Bonnet Agaricales: Mycenaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Mycena bulbosa/Mycena bulbosarush bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead, decayed, wetdebrisMajor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, wet debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Simocybe centunculus var laevigata a dingy twiglet Agaricales: Inocybaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Inocybaceae/Simocybe centunculus var. laevigata/Simocybe centunculus var. laevigataa dingy twigletfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead, decayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Resinomycena saccharifera a toadstool Agaricales: Mycenaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Resinomycena saccharifera/Resinomycena sacchariferaa toadstoolfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead, decayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Melanotus phillipsii Grass Oysterling Agaricales: Strophariaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Melanotus phillipsii/Melanotus phillipsiigrass oysterlingfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead, decayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Trechispora minima a basidiomycete fungus Trechisporales: Hydnodontaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Trechisporales/Hydnodontaceae/Trechispora minima/Trechispora minimaa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead, decayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead) dead is decayed by generally submerged apothecium Mollisia pulla a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia pulla/Mollisia pullaa discomycetegenerally submergedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead (3-5)generally submerged apothecium is saprobic on dead
(fungus-infected) fungus-infected may be secondarily infected by colony of Epicoccum dematiaceous anamorph Minor Epicoccum nigrum a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Epicoccum nigrum/Epicoccum nigruma dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyEpicoccum dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / secondary infection /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesfungus-infectedMinor (1-12)colony of Epicoccum dematiaceous anamorph secondarily infects fungus-infected
(live) live may have male Anaphothrips badius a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Anaphothrips badius/Anaphothrips badiusa thripsmale Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgeslive (7-9)male may be found on live
(live) live may have female Anaphothrips badius a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Anaphothrips badius/Anaphothrips badiusa thripsfemale Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgeslive (3,7-9)female may be found on live
(live) live is parasitised by fruitbody Rare Limonomyces culmigenus a basidiomycete fungus Corticiales: Corticiaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Limonomyces culmigenus/Limonomyces culmigenusa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesliveRare fruitbody parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by uredium Puccinia urticata Nettle Clustercup Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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 urticata/Puccinia urticatanettle clustercup rusturedium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgeslive uredium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by telium Puccinia urticata Nettle Clustercup Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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 urticata/Puccinia urticatanettle clustercup rusttelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgeslive telium parasitises live
(moist) moist debris is decayed by fruitbody Restricted Gloiocephala caricis a parachute Agaricales: Physalacriaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Gloiocephala caricis/Gloiocephala caricisa parachutefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesmoistdebrisSole fruitbody is saprobic on moist debris
base of clump base of clump is associate of UK/Ireland Cyrtorhinus caricis a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Cyrtorhinus caricis/Cyrtorhinus caricisa plantbug or grassbug Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesbase of clump is associated with base of clump
base base may have female apter Bolothrips dentipes a thrips Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Bolothrips dentipes/Bolothrips dentipesa thripsfemale apter Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesbase (7-9)female apter may be found on base
base base may have male apter Bolothrips dentipes a thrips Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Bolothrips dentipes/Bolothrips dentipesa thripsmale apter Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesbase (7-9)male apter may be found on base
base base may have larva Bolothrips dentipes a thrips Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Bolothrips dentipes/Bolothrips dentipesa thripslarva Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesbase (7-9)larva may be found on base
catkin catkin has sap sucked by nymph Questionable Pachybrachius fracticollis a ground bug Hemiptera: Lygaeidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Pachybrachius fracticollis/Pachybrachius fracticollisa ground bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges?catkin nymph sucks sap of catkin
catkin catkin has sap sucked by adult Questionable Pachybrachius fracticollis a ground bug Hemiptera: Lygaeidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Pachybrachius fracticollis/Pachybrachius fracticollisa ground bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges?catkin adult sucks sap of catkin
debris (decayed) decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Coprinopsis martinii an inkcap Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinopsis martinii/Coprinopsis martiniian inkcapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdecayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on decayed debris
debris (decayed) decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Coprinopsis tigrinella an inkcap Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinopsis tigrinella/Coprinopsis tigrinellaan inkcapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdecayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on decayed debris
debris (decayed) decayed debris is decayed by often buried under desne layers of decayed grass leaves fruitbody Coprinopsis urticicola an inkcap Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinopsis urticicola/Coprinopsis urticicolaan inkcapoften buried under desne layers of decayed grass leavesfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdecayeddebris (summer)often buried under desne layers of decayed grass leaves fruitbody is saprobic on decayed debris
fruit (dead) dead fruit is decayed by amphigenous, scattered or gregarious, immersed in parenchyma pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Stagonospora paludosa a coelomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Stagonospora paludosa/Stagonospora paludosaa coelomyceteamphigenous, scattered or gregarious, immersed in parenchymapycnidiumStagonospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdeadfruit (9-4)amphigenous, scattered or gregarious, immersed in parenchyma pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead fruit
inflorescence inflorescence is galled by larva Wachtliella caricis a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Wachtliella caricis/Wachtliella caricisa gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesinflorescence larva causes gall of inflorescence
leaf (base) (dead, decayed, sodden) dead, decayed, sodden leaf (base) is decayed by annual, resupinate, drying dark red fruitbody Rare Physisporinus sanguinolentus Bleeding Porecrust Polyporales: Meripilaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 29: Rigidoporus ulmarius (Sow.:Fr.) Imazeki, Pegler, D.N., 1990
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Physisporinus sanguinolentus/Physisporinus sanguinolentusbleeding porecrustannual, resupinate, drying dark redfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead, decayed, soddenleaf (base)Rare annual, resupinate, drying dark red fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, sodden leaf (base)
leaf (upper part) (dead) dead leaf (upper part) is decayed by loosely gregarious, covered pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Stagonospora gigaspora a coelomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Stagonospora gigaspora/Stagonospora gigasporaa coelomyceteloosely gregarious, coveredpycnidiumStagonospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdeadleaf (upper part) loosely gregarious, covered pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf (upper part)
leaf-mine leaf-mine may house puparium Cerodontha caricicola a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Cerodontha caricicola/Cerodontha caricicolaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesleaf-mine puparium may be found in leaf-mine
leaf-mine leaf-mine may house puparium Restricted Cerodontha eucaricis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Cerodontha eucaricis/Cerodontha eucaricisa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesleaf-mineSole puparium may be found in leaf-mine
leaf leaf is foodplant of adult Questionable Donacia thalassina a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia thalassina/Donacia thalassinaa reed beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges?leaf (6-8)adult feeds on leaf
leaf leaf may have adult Donacia vulgaris a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia vulgaris/Donacia vulgarisa reed beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesleaf adult may be found on leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Cerodontha angulata a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Cerodontha angulata/Cerodontha angulataa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesleaf larva mines leaf
leaf leaf may have puparium Cerodontha angulata a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Cerodontha angulata/Cerodontha angulataa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesleaf puparium may be found on leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Cerodontha caricicola a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Cerodontha caricicola/Cerodontha caricicolaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesleaf larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Restricted Cerodontha eucaricis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Cerodontha eucaricis/Cerodontha eucaricisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesleafSole larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Restricted Cerodontha suturalis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Cerodontha suturalis/Cerodontha suturalisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesleafSole larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Restricted Metopomyza scutellata a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Metopomyza scutellata/Metopomyza scutellataa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesleafSole larva mines leaf
leaf leaf may have puparium Restricted Metopomyza scutellata a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Metopomyza scutellata/Metopomyza scutellataa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesleafSole puparium may be found on leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Restricted Metopomyza xanthaspis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Metopomyza xanthaspis/Metopomyza xanthaspisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesleafSole larva mines leaf
leaf leaf may have puparium Restricted Metopomyza xanthaspis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Metopomyza xanthaspis/Metopomyza xanthaspisa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesleafSole puparium may be found on leaf
leaf leaf is galled by larva Planetella fischeri a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Planetella fischeri/Planetella fischeria gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesleaf larva causes gall of leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Brachythops flavens a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Brachythops flavens/Brachythops flavensa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Brachythops wuestneii a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Brachythops wuestneii/Brachythops wuestneiia sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Dolerus haematodes a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Dolerus (Poodolerus) haematodes/Dolerus (Poodolerus) haematodesa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Restricted Pachynematus clibrichellus a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Pachynematus clibrichellus/Pachynematus clibrichellusa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesleafSole larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Restricted Pachynematus kirbyi a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Pachynematus kirbyi/Pachynematus kirbyia sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesleafSole larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Pachynematus vagus a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Pachynematus vagus/Pachynematus vagusa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is foodplant of very numerous, densely scattered, black, covered, piercing pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria gracillima a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria gracillima/Septoria gracillimaa leaf-spot fungusvery numerous, densely scattered, black, covered, piercingpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesleaf very numerous, densely scattered, black, covered, piercing pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph feeds on leaf
leaf leaf is decayed by immersed, gregarious apothecium Didymella caricis an ascomycete Pleosporales: Didymellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymellaceae/Didymella caricis/Didymella caricisan ascomyceteimmersed, gregariousapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesleaf immersed, gregarious apothecium is saprobic on leaf
leaf (dead, decayed) dead, decayed leaf is decayed by fruitbody Restricted Gloiocephala pseudocaricis a toadstool Agaricales: Physalacriaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Gloiocephala pseudocaricis/Gloiocephala pseudocaricisa toadstoolfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead, decayedleafSole fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed leaf
leaf (dead, decayed) dead, decayed leaf is decayed by fruitbody Minor Hyphodontia detritica a resupinate fungus Hymenochaetales: Schizoporaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Schizoporaceae/Hyphodontia detritica/Hyphodontia detriticaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead, decayedleafMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed leaf
leaf (dead, decaying, moist) dead, decaying, moist leaf is decayed by fruitbody Restricted Gloiocephala caricis a parachute Agaricales: Physalacriaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Gloiocephala caricis/Gloiocephala caricisa parachutefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead, decaying, moistleafSole fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decaying, moist leaf
leaf (dead, rain-soaked) dead, rain-soaked leaf is decayed by extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Minor Cladosporium cladosporioides a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Cladosporiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium cladosporioides/Cladosporium cladosporioidesa dematiaceous anamorphic fungusextensive, velvetycolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead, rain-soakedleafMinor extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, rain-soaked leaf
leaf (dead, rain-soaked) dead, rain-soaked leaf is decayed by extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Minor Mycosphaerella tassiana an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella tassiana/Mycosphaerella tassianaan ascomyceteextensive, velvetycolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead, rain-soakedleafMinor (1-12)extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, rain-soaked leaf
leaf (dead, rotting, thinly blackly circumscripted) dead, rotting, thinly blackly circumscripted leaf is decayed by sessile or short-stalked apothecium Pezizella eriophori a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Pezizella eriophori/Pezizella eriophoria discomycetesessile or short-stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead, rotting, thinly blackly circumscriptedleaf (6-7)sessile or short-stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead, rotting, thinly blackly circumscripted leaf
leaf (dead, very rotting, fallen, locally blackened) dead, very rotting, fallen, locally blackened leaf is decayed by stalked, erumpent apothecium Rutstroemia lindaviana a discomycete Helotiales: Rutstroemiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Rutstroemiaceae/Rutstroemia lindaviana/Rutstroemia lindavianaa discomycetestalked, erumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead, very rotting, fallen, locally blackenedleaf (5-9)stalked, erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead, very rotting, fallen, locally blackened leaf
leaf (dead, wet) dead, wet leaf is decayed by fruitbody Mycocalia denudata Common Mycocalia Agaricales: Agaricaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Mycocalia denudata/Mycocalia denudatacommon mycocaliafruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead, wetleaf fruitbody is saprobic on dead, wet leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by thyriothecium UK/Ireland Morenoina fimbriata a fly speck fungus Asterinales: Asterinaceae The genus Morenoina in Britain, Ellis, J.P., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Asterinales/Asterinaceae/Morenoina fimbriata/Morenoina fimbriataa fly speck fungusthyriothecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdeadleaf thyriothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed, linearly arranged pseudothecium Minor Mycosphaerella lineolata an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella lineolata/Mycosphaerella lineolataan ascomyceteimmersed, linearly arrangedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesdeadleafMinor immersed, linearly arranged pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by linearly arranged, blackish, covered then semi-erumpent pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph Questionable Septoria lineolata a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria lineolata/Septoria lineolataa leaf-spot funguslinearly arranged, blackish, covered then semi-erumpentpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges?deadleaf (10-3)linearly arranged, blackish, covered then semi-erumpent pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by thyriothecium Lichenopeltella alpestris an ascomycete Microthyriales: Microthyriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Lichenopeltella alpestris/Lichenopeltella alpestrisan ascomycetethyriothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdeadleaf (4-11)thyriothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by thyriothecium Lichenopeltella nigroannulata a fly speck fungus Microthyriales: Microthyriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Lichenopeltella nigroannulata/Lichenopeltella nigroannulataa fly speck fungusthyriothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdeadleaf thyriothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Didymella proximella an ascomycete Pleosporales: Didymellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymellaceae/Didymella proximella/Didymella proximellaan ascomyceteimmersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdeadleaf (3-7)immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Paraphaeosphaeria michotii an ascomycete Pleosporales: Montagnulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Montagnulaceae/Paraphaeosphaeria michotii/Paraphaeosphaeria michotiian ascomyceteimmersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdeadleaf (1-7)immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by scattered, immersed pseudothecium Phaeosphaeria caricis an ascomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Phaeosphaeria caricis/Phaeosphaeria caricisan ascomycetescattered, immersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdeadleaf scattered, immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by scattered, initially immersed pseudothecium Phaeosphaeria herpotrichoides an ascomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Phaeosphaeria herpotrichoides/Phaeosphaeria herpotrichoidesan ascomycetescattered, initially immersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdeadleaf (spring, summer)scattered, initially immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by covered pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Stagonospora macropus a coelomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Stagonospora macropus/Stagonospora macropusa coelomycetecoveredpycnidiumStagonospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdeadleaf (1-4)covered pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Hansfordia dematiaceous anamorph Hansfordia caricis a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Hansfordia caricis/Hansfordia caricisa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyHansfordia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdeadleaf (3-7)effuse colony of Hansfordia dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by sessile apothecium Mollisia caricina a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia caricina/Mollisia caricinaa discomycetesessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdeadleaf (8-12)sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by very shortly stalked apothecium Psilachnum asemum a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Psilachnum asemum/Psilachnum asemuma discomycetevery shortly stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdeadleaf (7)very shortly stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by perithecium Minor Phomatospora dinemasporium a pyrenomycete Xylariales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Phomatospora dinemasporium/Phomatospora dinemasporiuma pyrenomyceteperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesdeadleafMinor (6-7)perithecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by superficial conidioma of Dinemasporium coelomycetous anamorph Minor Phomatospora dinemasporium a pyrenomycete Xylariales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Phomatospora dinemasporium/Phomatospora dinemasporiuma pyrenomycetesuperficialconidiomaDinemasporium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesdeadleafMinor (1-12)superficial conidioma of Dinemasporium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf of debris is decayed by fruitbody Galerina permixta a toadstool Agaricales: Cortinariaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Galerina permixta/Galerina permixtaa toadstoolfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdeadleafdebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead leaf of debris
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by fruitbody Major Hemimycena delectabilis a toadstool Agaricales: Mycenaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Hemimycena delectabilis/Hemimycena delectabilisa toadstoolfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesdeadleafMajor fruitbody is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by basidiome Cellypha goldbachii a cyphelloid fungus Agaricales: Tricholomataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae/Cellypha goldbachii/Cellypha goldbachiia cyphelloid fungusbasidiome Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdeadleaf basidiome is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by embedded sorus Foreign Schizonella melanogramma Rare Spring Sedge Smut Ustilaginales: Anthracoideaceae Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Anthracoideaceae/Schizonella melanogramma/Schizonella melanogrammarare spring sedge smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesliveleaf embedded sorus parasitises live leaf
ovary (live) live ovary is parasitised by sorus [Anthracoidea caricis sensu E&E] a group of smut fungi Ustilaginales: Anthracoideaceae /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Anthracoideaceae/Anthracoidea caricis sensu E&E/Anthracoidea caricis sensu E&Ea group of smut fungisorus Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesliveovary sorus parasitises live ovary
pollen? pollen? is foodplant of adult UK/IrelandMajor Plateumaris discolor a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Plateumaris discolor/Plateumaris discolora reed beetleadult Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgespollen?Major (3-)6(-12)adult feeds on pollen?
pollen pollen is foodplant of adult Donacia obscura a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia obscura/Donacia obscuraa reed beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgespollen (4-)6(-9)adult feeds on pollen
pollen pollen is foodplant of adult Questionable Donacia thalassina a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia thalassina/Donacia thalassinaa reed beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges?pollen (5)adult feeds on pollen
rhizome rhizome may house clustered, in groups of up to 10 cocoon Minor Donacia clavipes a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia clavipes/Donacia clavipesa reed beetleclustered, in groups of up to 10cocoon Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesrhizomeMinor clustered, in groups of up to 10 cocoon may be found among rhizome
root root may house larva Minor Donacia clavipes a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia clavipes/Donacia clavipesa reed beetlelarva Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesrootMinor (-mid 6)larva may be found among root
root root is foodplant of larva Donacia vulgaris a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia vulgaris/Donacia vulgarisa reed beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesroot larva feeds on root
root root may house cocoon UK/Ireland Plateumaris bracata a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Plateumaris bracata/Plateumaris bracataa reed beetlecocoon Plant / resting place / amongUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesroot cocoon may be found among root
root (submerged) submerged root may house subaquatic larva Donacia dentata a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia dentata/Donacia dentataa reed beetlesubaquaticlarva Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgessubmergedroot subaquatic larva may be found among submerged root
roots roots is associate of larva Donacia cinerea a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia cinerea/Donacia cinereaa reed beetlelarva Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesroots larva is associated with roots
roots roots may house subaquatic cocoon Macroplea appendiculata a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlesubaquaticcocoon Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesroots subaquatic cocoon may be found among roots
roots (submerged) submerged roots may house subaquatic cocoon Donacia dentata a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia dentata/Donacia dentataa reed beetlesubaquaticcocoon Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgessubmergedroots subaquatic cocoon may be found among submerged roots
sheath (dead) dead sheath is decayed by thyriothecium UK/Ireland Morenoina fimbriata a fly speck fungus Asterinales: Asterinaceae The genus Morenoina in Britain, Ellis, J.P., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Asterinales/Asterinaceae/Morenoina fimbriata/Morenoina fimbriataa fly speck fungusthyriothecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdeadsheath thyriothecium is saprobic on dead sheath
shoot shoot may contain larva Foreign Tournotaris bimaculatus a weevil Coleoptera: Erirhinidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Erirhinidae/Tournotaris bimaculatus/Tournotaris bimaculatusa weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesshoot larva feeds within shoot
stem (base) (dead, decayed, sodden) dead, decayed, sodden stem (base) is decayed by annual, resupinate, drying dark red fruitbody Rare Physisporinus sanguinolentus Bleeding Porecrust Polyporales: Meripilaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 29: Rigidoporus ulmarius (Sow.:Fr.) Imazeki, Pegler, D.N., 1990
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Physisporinus sanguinolentus/Physisporinus sanguinolentusbleeding porecrustannual, resupinate, drying dark redfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead, decayed, soddenstem (base)Rare annual, resupinate, drying dark red fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, sodden stem (base)
stem stem is foodplant of UK/Ireland Erirhinus aethiops a weevil Coleoptera: Erirhinidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Erirhinidae/Erirhinus aethiops/Erirhinus aethiopsa weevil Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesstem feeds on stem
stem stem is foodplant of UK/Ireland Notaris scirpi a weevil Coleoptera: Erirhinidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Erirhinidae/Notaris scirpi/Notaris scirpia weevil Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesstem feeds on stem
stem stem is galled by larva Planetella granifex a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Planetella granifex/Planetella granifexa gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesstem larva causes gall of stem
stem (dead, rain-soaked) dead, rain-soaked stem is decayed by extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Minor Cladosporium cladosporioides a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Cladosporiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium cladosporioides/Cladosporium cladosporioidesa dematiaceous anamorphic fungusextensive, velvetycolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead, rain-soakedstemMinor extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, rain-soaked stem
stem (dead, rain-soaked) dead, rain-soaked stem is decayed by extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Minor Mycosphaerella tassiana an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella tassiana/Mycosphaerella tassianaan ascomyceteextensive, velvetycolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead, rain-soakedstemMinor (1-12)extensive, velvety colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, rain-soaked stem
stem (dead, very rotting, fallen, locally blackened) dead, very rotting, fallen, locally blackened stem is decayed by stalked, erumpent apothecium Rutstroemia lindaviana a discomycete Helotiales: Rutstroemiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Rutstroemiaceae/Rutstroemia lindaviana/Rutstroemia lindavianaa discomycetestalked, erumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead, very rotting, fallen, locally blackenedstem (5-9)stalked, erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead, very rotting, fallen, locally blackened stem
stem (dead, wet) dead, wet stem is decayed by fruitbody Major Mycena bulbosa Rush Bonnet Agaricales: Mycenaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Mycena bulbosa/Mycena bulbosarush bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdead, wetstemMajor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, wet stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by thyriothecium UK/Ireland Morenoina fimbriata a fly speck fungus Asterinales: Asterinaceae The genus Morenoina in Britain, Ellis, J.P., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Asterinales/Asterinaceae/Morenoina fimbriata/Morenoina fimbriataa fly speck fungusthyriothecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdeadstem thyriothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed, linearly arranged pseudothecium Minor Mycosphaerella lineolata an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella lineolata/Mycosphaerella lineolataan ascomyceteimmersed, linearly arrangedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesdeadstemMinor immersed, linearly arranged pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Paraphaeosphaeria michotii an ascomycete Pleosporales: Montagnulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Montagnulaceae/Paraphaeosphaeria michotii/Paraphaeosphaeria michotiian ascomyceteimmersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdeadstem (1-7)immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by scattered, initially immersed pseudothecium Phaeosphaeria herpotrichoides an ascomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Phaeosphaeria herpotrichoides/Phaeosphaeria herpotrichoidesan ascomycetescattered, initially immersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdeadstem (spring, summer)scattered, initially immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by sessile apothecium Mollisia caricina a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia caricina/Mollisia caricinaa discomycetesessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdeadstem (8-12)sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by perithecium Minor Phomatospora dinemasporium a pyrenomycete Xylariales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Phomatospora dinemasporium/Phomatospora dinemasporiuma pyrenomyceteperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesdeadstemMinor (6-7)perithecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by superficial conidioma of Dinemasporium coelomycetous anamorph Minor Phomatospora dinemasporium a pyrenomycete Xylariales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Phomatospora dinemasporium/Phomatospora dinemasporiuma pyrenomycetesuperficialconidiomaDinemasporium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/CarexsedgesdeadstemMinor (1-12)superficial conidioma of Dinemasporium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by basidiome Cellypha goldbachii a cyphelloid fungus Agaricales: Tricholomataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae/Cellypha goldbachii/Cellypha goldbachiia cyphelloid fungusbasidiome Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdeadstem basidiome is saprobic on dead stem

Carex (sedges) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1952Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(b), 137pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Benson, R.B., 1958Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(c), 252pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, J.P., 1980The genus Morenoina in BritainTBMS Vol 74 (2): 297-307.
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
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
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976ThysanopteraHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 1, part 11, 79pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Pegler, D.N., 1990Profiles of Fungi No. 29: Rigidoporus ulmarius (Sow.:Fr.) ImazekiMycologist Vol 04 (3): 146.
Roháček, J., 2009A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2Vol 58, Supp 1
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest No. 9
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
Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungiMycologist 20 (3): 90-96.
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species 15 trophisms
Species 73 trophisms
Species 12 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 16 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 6 trophisms
Species 9 trophisms
Species 1 references
Species 3 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Species 8 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 5 trophisms
Species 31 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 23 trophisms 1 references
Species aggregate 1 trophisms
Species 12 trophisms
Species 4 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 6 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species aggregate 1 subtaxa 3 trophisms
Species 18 trophisms
Species 11 trophisms
Species 6 trophisms
Species 9 trophisms
Species 46 trophisms
Species 40 trophisms
Species 5 trophisms 2 references
Species 19 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 73 trophisms
Species 20 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 6 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 12 trophisms
Species 3 subtaxa 5 trophisms
Species 5 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCarex (sedges)
FamilyCYPERACEAE (cotton-grasses, spike-rushes and sedges)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
SubclassLILIIDAE (monocotyledonous 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 Carex (sedges)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Chater, A.O. & David, R.W. Carex Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012
Jermy A.C., Chater, A.O. & David, R.W. 1982 Sedges of the British Isles BSBI Handbooks, No 1, Second edition, 268pp, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI)
  • Hampshire

  • Rand, M. Key to Sedges in Hampshire

    Carex (sedges) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Carex (sedges):

    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)