Hypogymnia physodes (L.) Nyl.
(Dark Crottle)

Interactions where Hypogymnia physodes 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
(live) live thallus is parasitised by basidiocarp Tremella hypogymniae 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 hypogymniae/Tremella hypogymniaea brain fungusbasidiocarp Lichen / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Parmeliaceae/Hypogymnia physodes/Hypogymnia physodesdark crottlelivethallus basidiocarp parasitises live thallus
thallus (bleached or necrosed, punctured) bleached or necrosed, punctured thallus may be infected and damaged by clustered pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Lichenoconium erodens a lichenicolous coelomycete Lichenoconiales: Lichenoconiaceae 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/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium erodens/Lichenoconium erodensa lichenicolous coelomyceteclusteredpycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Parmeliaceae/Hypogymnia physodes/Hypogymnia physodesdark crottlebleached or necrosed, puncturedthallus clustered pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages bleached or necrosed, punctured thallus
thallus (bleached) bleached thallus is parasitised by sporodochium of Marchandiomyces anamorph UK/Ireland Marchandiomyces corallinus a lichenicolous anamorphic basidiomycete Corticiales: Corticiaceae The Lichenicolous Hyphomycetes, Hawksworth, D.L., 1979
A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Marchandiomyces corallinus/Marchandiomyces corallinusa lichenicolous anamorphic basidiomycetesporodochiumMarchandiomyces anamorph Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Parmeliaceae/Hypogymnia physodes/Hypogymnia physodesdark crottlebleachedthallus sporodochium of Marchandiomyces anamorph parasitises bleached thallus
thallus (pale brownish) pale brownish thallus is parasitised by pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph Briancoppinsia cytospora a lichenicolous coelomycete Arthoniales: Arthoniaceae Briancoppinsia, a new coelomycetous genus of Arthoniaceae (Arthoniales) for the lichenicolous Phoma cytospora, with a key to this and similar taxa, Diederich, P., Lawrey, J.D., Sikaroodi, M., van den Boom, P.P.G. & Ertz, D., 2012
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Arthoniomycetes/Arthoniales/Arthoniaceae/Briancoppinsia cytospora/Briancoppinsia cytosporaa lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumPhoma coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Parmeliaceae/Hypogymnia physodes/Hypogymnia physodesdark crottlepale brownishthallus pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph parasitises pale brownish thallus

Author & YearTitleSource
Diederich, P., Lawrey, J.D., Sikaroodi, M., van den Boom, P.P.G. & Ertz, D., 2012Briancoppinsia, a new coelomycetous genus of Arthoniaceae (Arthoniales) for the lichenicolous Phoma cytospora, with a key to this and similar taxaFungalDiversity Vol 52: 1-12.
Hawksworth, D.L., 1979The Lichenicolous HyphomycetesBull. Br. mus. nat. hist. bot. Vol 6 (3): 183-300.
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
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

Hypogymnia physodes (Dark Crottle) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hypogymnia physodes (Dark Crottle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHypogymnia physodes (Dark Crottle)
GenusHypogymnia (a genus of foliose lichens)
FamilyPARMELIACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderLECANORALES (an order of lichens)
SubclassLECANOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
ClassLECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
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Hypogymnia physodes (Dark Crottle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hypogymnia physodes (Dark Crottle):

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