Dacampia hookeri (Borrer) A. Massal.
(a lichenicolous fungus)

Interactions where Dacampia hookeri is the controlling partner and gains from the process

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

Stage 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
perithecium perithecium parasitises thallus UK/Ireland Leptogium tenuissimum a lichen Peltigerales: Collemataceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dacampiaceae/Dacampia hookeri/Dacampia hookeria lichenicolous fungusperithecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Peltigerales/Collemataceae/Leptogium tenuissimum/Leptogium tenuissimuma lichenthallus
perithecium perithecium parasitises thallus UK/Ireland Solorina crocea Mountain Saffron Peltigerales: Peltigeraceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dacampiaceae/Dacampia hookeri/Dacampia hookeria lichenicolous fungusperithecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Peltigerales/Peltigeraceae/Solorina crocea/Solorina croceamountain saffronthallus

Dacampia hookeri (a lichenicolous fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Dacampia hookeri (a lichenicolous fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Hawksworth, D.L., 1983A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles44pp, The British Lichen Society
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDacampia hookeri (a lichenicolous fungus)
GenusDacampia (a genus of fungi)
FamilyDACAMPIACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderPLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassDOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dacampia hookeri (a lichenicolous fungus)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hawksworth, D.L. 1975 Notes on British Lichenicolous Fungi, I Kew Bulletin Vol 30 (1): 183-203.

Dacampia hookeri (a lichenicolous fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Dacampia hookeri (a lichenicolous fungus):

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