Lecidea Ach.
(a genus of crustose lichens)

Interactions where Lecidea 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 parasitised by perithecium UK/Ireland Endococcus propinquus a lichenicolous fungus 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/Endococcus propinquus/Endococcus propinquusa lichenicolous fungusperithecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecideales/Lecideaceae/Lecidea/Lecideaa genus of crustose lichens perithecium parasitises
thallus thallus may be infected and damaged by more or less superficial, immersed only at base perithecium UK/Ireland Muellerella pygmaea a lichenicolous fungus Verrucariales: Verrucariaceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Verrucariales/Verrucariaceae/Muellerella pygmaea/Muellerella pygmaeaa lichenicolous fungusmore or less superficial, immersed only at baseperithecium Lichen / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecideales/Lecideaceae/Lecidea/Lecideaa genus of crustose lichensthallus more or less superficial, immersed only at base perithecium infects and damages thallus
thallus thallus is parasitised by apothecium UK/Ireland Skyttea elachistophora a lichenicolous discomycete Helotiales A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Skyttea elachistophora/Skyttea elachistophoraa lichenicolous discomyceteapothecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecideales/Lecideaceae/Lecidea/Lecideaa genus of crustose lichensthallus apothecium parasitises thallus

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

Lecidea (a genus of crustose lichens) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lecidea (a genus of crustose lichens) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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references
Lecidea lapicida
a lichen
Species 2 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusLecidea (a genus of crustose lichens)
FamilyLECIDEACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderLECIDEALES (an order of fungi)
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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Lecidea (a genus of crustose lichens) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lecidea (a genus of crustose lichens):

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