Didymium megalosporum Berk. & M.A. Curtis
(a slime mould)

Interactions where Didymium megalosporum 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
sporangium sporangium is parasitised by superficial, subiculate perithecium Nectriopsis candicans a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Bionectriaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Nectriopsis candicans/Nectriopsis candicansa pyrenomycetesuperficial, subiculateperithecium Fungus / parasite /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Physarida/Didymiaceae/Didymium megalosporum/Didymium megalosporuma slime mouldsporangium superficial, subiculate perithecium parasitises sporangium
sporangium sporangium is parasitised by Acremonium anamorph Nectriopsis candicans a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Bionectriaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Nectriopsis candicans/Nectriopsis candicansa pyrenomyceteAcremonium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Physarida/Didymiaceae/Didymium megalosporum/Didymium megalosporuma slime mouldsporangium Acremonium anamorph parasitises sporangium

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Didymium megalosporum (a slime mould) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDidymium megalosporum (a slime mould)
GenusDidymium (a genus of slime moulds)
FamilyDIDYMIACEAE (a family of slime moulds)
OrderPHYSARIDA (an order of slime moulds)
ClassMYXOGASTREA (slime moulds, myxomycetes)
SubphylumMYCETOZOA (a subphylum of slime moulds)
PhylumAMOEBOZOA (amoebae and cellular slime moulds)
SubkingdomSARCOMASTIGOTA (a subkingdom of protozoans)
KingdomPROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Didymium megalosporum (a slime mould)

Didymium megalosporum (a slime mould) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Didymium megalosporum (a slime mould):

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