FILICOPSIDA
(leptosporangiate ferns)

Interactions where FILICOPSIDA 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
is associate of Aneugmenus fuerstenbergensis a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Aneugmenus fuerstenbergensis/Aneugmenus fuerstenbergensisa sawfly Plant / associate /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate ferns is associated with
is associate of Aneugmenus temporalis a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Aneugmenus temporalis/Aneugmenus temporalisa sawfly Plant / associate /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate ferns is associated with
is associate of Restricted Pseudohemitaxonus sharpi a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Pseudohemitaxonus sharpi/Pseudohemitaxonus sharpia sawfly Plant / associate /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsSole is associated with
has sap sucked by adult Bryocoris pteridis Fernbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Bryocoris pteridis/Bryocoris pteridisfernbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate ferns adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph Bryocoris pteridis Fernbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Bryocoris pteridis/Bryocoris pteridisfernbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate ferns nymph sucks sap of
is foodplant of Captivity Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis a glasshouse thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis/Heliothrips haemorrhoidalisa glasshouse thrips Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate ferns Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedfeeds on
debris is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Basidiodendron radians a basidiomycete fungus Auriculariales 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/Auriculariales/Basidiodendron radians/Basidiodendron radiansa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdebris fruitbody is saprobic on debris
debris is decayed by fruitbody Rare Sistotrema diademiferum a basidiomycete fungus Cantharellales: Hydnaceae 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/Cantharellales/Hydnaceae/Sistotrema diademiferum/Sistotrema diademiferuma basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdebrisRare fruitbody is saprobic on debris
debris is decayed by fruitbody Phlebiella christiansenii a resupinate fungus Polyporales: Xenasmataceae 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/Polyporales/Xenasmataceae/Phlebiella christiansenii/Phlebiella christianseniia resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdebris fruitbody is saprobic on debris
prothallus is parasitised by UK/Ireland Completoria complens an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Completoria complens/Completoria complensan entomophagous fungus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsprothallus parasitises prothallus
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Mycena pterigena Ferny 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 pterigena/Mycena pterigenaferny bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdead, decayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Aphanobasidium filicinum a resupinate fungus Agaricales: Pterulaceae 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/Pterulaceae/Aphanobasidium filicinum/Aphanobasidium filicinuma resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdead, decayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Oliveonia pauxilla a jelly fungus Auriculariales: Oliveoniaceae 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/Auriculariales/Oliveoniaceae/Oliveonia pauxilla/Oliveonia pauxillaa jelly fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdead, decayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Repetobasidiellum fusisporum a basidiomycete Cantharellales: Hydnaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
New British Records 174-178, Pegler, D.N. & Roberts, P.J., 2000
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Hydnaceae/Repetobasidiellum fusisporum/Repetobasidiellum fusisporuma basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdead, decayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Rare Sistotrema brinkmannii a basidiomycete fungus Cantharellales: Hydnaceae 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/Cantharellales/Hydnaceae/Sistotrema brinkmannii/Sistotrema brinkmanniia basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdead, decayeddebrisRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Parvobasidium cretatum a basidiomycete fungus Polyporales: Cystostereaceae 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/Polyporales/Cystostereaceae/Parvobasidium cretatum/Parvobasidium cretatuma basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdead, decayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris may have fruitbody Tomentella lilacinogrisea a resupinate fungus Thelephorales: Thelephoraceae 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/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae/Tomentella lilacinogrisea/Tomentella lilacinogriseaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdead, decayeddebris fruitbody may be found on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Rare Trechispora cohaerens 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 cohaerens/Trechispora cohaerensa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdead, decayeddebrisRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Trechispora confinis 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 confinis/Trechispora confinisa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdead, 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/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdead, decayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Trechispora praefocata a resupinate basidiomycete 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 praefocata/Trechispora praefocataa resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdead, decayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decaying) dead, decaying debris is decayed by fruitbody Major Typhula todei a minute club fungus Agaricales: Typhulaceae 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/Typhulaceae/Typhula todei/Typhula todeia minute club fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdead, decayingdebrisMajor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decaying debris
(dead) dead may have epiphytic fruitbody Foreign Eonema pyriforme a resupinate fungus Agaricales: Hygrophoraceae The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 2 Aleurodiscus - Confertobasidium, Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L., 1973
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Hygrophoraceae/Eonema pyriforme/Eonema pyriformea resupinate fungusfruitbody Plant / epiphyteForeign /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdead fruitbody grows on dead
(live) live is foodplant of UK/IrelandCaptivity Leucothrips nigripennis a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Leucothrips nigripennis/Leucothrips nigripennisa thrips Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernslive Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedfeeds on live
(live) live may have epiphytic fruitbody Foreign Eonema pyriforme a resupinate fungus Agaricales: Hygrophoraceae The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 2 Aleurodiscus - Confertobasidium, Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L., 1973
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Hygrophoraceae/Eonema pyriforme/Eonema pyriformea resupinate fungusfruitbody Plant / epiphyteForeign /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernslive fruitbody grows on live
debris (decayed) decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Athelopsis galzinii a basidiomycete Atheliales: Atheliaceae 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/Atheliales/Atheliaceae/Athelopsis galzinii/Athelopsis galziniia basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdecayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on decayed debris
debris (decayed) decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody UK/IrelandMajor Athelopsis lembospora a basidiomycete Atheliales: Atheliaceae 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/Atheliales/Atheliaceae/Athelopsis lembospora/Athelopsis lembosporaa basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdecayeddebrisMajor fruitbody is saprobic on decayed debris
frond frond is galled by larva Chirosia betuleti an anthomyiid fly Diptera: Anthomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Chirosia betuleti/Chirosia betuletian anthomyiid flylarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsfrond larva causes gall of frond
frond frond is galled by larva Chirosia grossicauda an anthomyiid fly Diptera: Anthomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Chirosia grossicauda/Chirosia grossicaudaan anthomyiid flylarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsfrond larva causes gall of frond
frond frond is grazed by larva Aneugmenus coronatus a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Aneugmenus coronatus/Aneugmenus coronatusa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsfrond larva grazes on frond
frond frond is associate of larva Aneugmenus padi a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Aneugmenus padi/Aneugmenus padia sawflylarva Plant / associate /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsfrond larva is associated with frond
frond frond is grazed by larva Stromboceros delicatulus a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Stromboceros delicatulus/Stromboceros delicatulusa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsfrond larva grazes on frond
frond frond is grazed by larva Strongylogaster filicis a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Strongylogaster filicis/Strongylogaster filicisa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsfrond larva grazes on frond
frond frond is grazed by larva Strongylogaster macula a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Strongylogaster macula/Strongylogaster maculaa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsfrond larva grazes on frond
frond frond is grazed by larva Strongylogaster multifasciata a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Strongylogaster multifasciata/Strongylogaster multifasciataa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsfrond larva grazes on frond
frond frond may be infected and damaged by Major Aphelenchoides fragariae Leaf Eelworm Aphelenchida: Aphelenchoididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Aphelenchida/Aphelenchoididae/Aphelenchoides fragariae/Aphelenchoides fragariaeleaf eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsfrondMajor infects and damages frond
frond (dead, damp, decayed) dead, damp, decayed frond is decayed by fruitbody Pterula multifida a coral fungus Agaricales: Pterulaceae 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/Pterulaceae/Pterula multifida/Pterula multifidaa coral fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdead, damp, decayedfrond fruitbody is saprobic on dead, damp, decayed frond
frond (dead) dead frond is decayed by basidiome Cephaloscypha mairei a cyphelloid fungus Agaricales: Marasmiaceae 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/Marasmiaceae/Cephaloscypha mairei/Cephaloscypha maireia cyphelloid fungusbasidiome Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdeadfrond basidiome is saprobic on dead frond
frond (decayed) decayed frond is decayed by fruitbody Minor Deconica inquilina Flecked Brownie 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/Deconica inquilina/Deconica inquilinaflecked browniefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdecayedfrondMinor fruitbody is saprobic on decayed frond
frond (dying or moribund) dying or moribund frond is decayed by basidiome Ceratobasidium cornigerum Sharp Eyespot Disease On Winter Wheat and Switchgrass - causative organism Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae 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/Cantharellales/Ceratobasidiaceae/Ceratobasidium cornigerum/Ceratobasidium cornigerumsharp eyespot disease on winter wheat and switchgrass (causative organism)basidiome Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdying or moribundfrond basidiome is saprobic on dying or moribund frond
frond (moribund) moribund frond is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Athelia acrospora a resupinate fungus Atheliales: Atheliaceae 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/Atheliales/Atheliaceae/Athelia acrospora/Athelia acrosporaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsmoribundfrond fruitbody is saprobic on moribund frond
frond (moribund) moribund frond is spotted by Herpobasidium filicinum a pucciniomycete Platygloeales: Eocronartiaceae 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/Platygloeales/Eocronartiaceae/Herpobasidium filicinum/Herpobasidium filicinuma pucciniomycete Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsmoribundfrond causes spots on moribund frond
frond (sickly) sickly frond is spotted by Herpobasidium filicinum a pucciniomycete Platygloeales: Eocronartiaceae 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/Platygloeales/Eocronartiaceae/Herpobasidium filicinum/Herpobasidium filicinuma pucciniomycete Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernssicklyfrond causes spots on sickly frond
green part (live) live green part has sap sucked by Pseudococcus a genus of mealybugs Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pseudococcidae/Pseudococcus/Pseudococcusa genus of mealybugs Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernslivegreen part sucks sap of live green part
leaf (near veins) (live) live leaf (near veins) has sap sucked by hypophyllous Coccus hesperidum Brown Soft Scale, Brown Soft-scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Coccus hesperidum/Coccus hesperidumbrown soft scale, brown soft-scalehypophyllous Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsliveleaf (near veins) (1-12)hypophyllous sucks sap of live leaf (near veins)
leaf (dead, over-wintered) dead, over-wintered leaf is decayed by colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia pteridiicola (An Anamorphic Fungus) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia pteridiicola/Ramularia pteridiicola(an anamorphic fungus)colonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdead, over-winteredleaf colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, over-wintered leaf
leaf (live, curled, sometimes killed) live, curled, sometimes killed leaf has sap sucked by Idiopterus nephrelepidis Fern Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Idiopterus nephrelepidis/Idiopterus nephrelepidisfern aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernslive, curled, sometimes killedleaf sucks sap of live, curled, sometimes killed leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has sap sucked by Captivity Saissetia coffeae Hemispherical Scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Saissetia coffeae/Saissetia coffeaehemispherical scale Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsliveleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live leaf
root root is grazed by subterranean larva Otiorhynchus sulcatus Vine Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Otiorhynchus sulcatus/Otiorhynchus sulcatusvine weevilsubterraneanlarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsroot subterranean larva grazes on root
rootstock rootstock may contain larva UK/Ireland Syagrius intrudens Fern Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Syagrius intrudens/Syagrius intrudensfern weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsrootstock larva feeds within rootstock
sporangia sporangia has sap sucked by nymph Monalocoris filicis Bracken Bug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Monalocoris (Monalocoris) filicis/Monalocoris (Monalocoris) filicisbracken bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernssporangia nymph sucks sap of sporangia
sporangia sporangia has sap sucked by adult Monalocoris filicis Bracken Bug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Monalocoris (Monalocoris) filicis/Monalocoris (Monalocoris) filicisbracken bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernssporangia adult sucks sap of sporangia
stem stem may contain larva UK/Ireland Syagrius intrudens Fern Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Syagrius intrudens/Syagrius intrudensfern weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsstem larva feeds within stem
stem stem may contain larva Heptamelus ochroleucus Pale Shorthorn Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Heptamelus ochroleucus/Heptamelus ochroleucuspale shorthornlarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsstem larva feeds within stem
stem (dead, decayed) dead, decayed stem is decayed by fruitbody Minor Subulicium lautum a resupinate basidiomycete Hymenochaetales 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/Subulicium lautum/Subulicium lautuma resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdead, decayedstemMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stem
stem (dead, decayed) dead, decayed stem is decayed by fruitbody Parvobasidium cretatum a basidiomycete fungus Polyporales: Cystostereaceae 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/Polyporales/Cystostereaceae/Parvobasidium cretatum/Parvobasidium cretatuma basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdead, decayedstem fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stem
stem (dead, decayed) dead, decayed stem is decayed by fruitbody Trechispora stellulata 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 stellulata/Trechispora stellulataa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdead, decayedstem fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by basidiome Cephaloscypha mairei a cyphelloid fungus Agaricales: Marasmiaceae 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/Marasmiaceae/Cephaloscypha mairei/Cephaloscypha maireia cyphelloid fungusbasidiome Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdeadstem basidiome is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by fruitbody Hemimycena gypsella 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 gypsella/Hemimycena gypsellaa toadstoolfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdeadstem fruitbody is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Flagelloscypha pilatii a cyphelloid fungus Agaricales: Niaceae 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/Niaceae/Flagelloscypha pilatii/Flagelloscypha pilatiia cyphelloid fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdeadstem fruitbody is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by fruitbody Major Luellia recondita 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/Luellia recondita/Luellia reconditaa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdeadstemMajor fruitbody is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is associate of basidiocarp Tremella invasa a brain fungus Tremellales: Tremellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella invasa/Tremella invasaa brain fungusbasidiocarp Plant / associate /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdeadstem basidiocarp is associated with dead stem
stem (decayed) decayed stem is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Membranomyces delectabilis a basidiomycete Cantharellales: Clavulinaceae 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/Cantharellales/Clavulinaceae/Membranomyces delectabilis/Membranomyces delectabilisa basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdecayedstem fruitbody is saprobic on decayed stem
stem (live) live stem has sap sucked by Captivity Saissetia coffeae Hemispherical Scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Saissetia coffeae/Saissetia coffeaehemispherical scale Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernslivestem Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live stem

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
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L., 1973The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 2 Aleurodiscus - ConfertobasidiumCorticiaceae of Northern Europe, The, 2, Fungiflora
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. & Roberts, P.J., 2000New British Records 174-178Mycologist Vol 14 (2): 52-53.
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

FILICOPSIDA (leptosporangiate ferns) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species 1 references
Informal 2 subtaxa 17 trophisms 2 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
ClassFILICOPSIDA (leptosporangiate ferns)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for FILICOPSIDA (leptosporangiate ferns)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Eversham, B. 2002 A key to the commoner ferns growing in woodland soils in Beds, Cambs, Northants & Peterborough http://www.wildlifebcnp.org/ecology-resources.htm
Eversham, B. 2002 A key to the commoner ferns growing on walls and rocks in Beds, Cambs & Northants http://www.wildlifebcnp.org/ecology-resources.htm
Grounds, R. 1975 Ferns 264pp, Readers Union
Meyer, T. & Hassler, M. Mediterranean and Alpine flora www.mittelmeerflora.de/
Meyer, T. Flora-de: Flora von Deutschland blumeninschwaben.de/index.htm
() Stokoe, W.J. *** The Observer’s Book of Ferns ***(Superseded) Observer's Books, No 12, 191pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

FILICOPSIDA (leptosporangiate ferns) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Byfield, A. 2006 Victorian pteridomania - Britain’s fern craze British Wildlife Vol 17 (6): 411-18.
Lowe, C.J. 2005 Urban / suburban ferns BSBI News No 100: 28-29.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to FILICOPSIDA (leptosporangiate ferns):

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