Leptotheca gaudichaudii Schwägr.
(a moss)

Interactions where Leptotheca gaudichaudii is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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
grows on trunk UK/IrelandCaptivity Dicksonia (a genus of tree ferns) Cyatheales: Dicksoniaceae More tree fern aliens, Fisk, R., 2008
 /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Bryales/Orthodontiaceae/Leptotheca gaudichaudii/Leptotheca gaudichaudiia moss Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Cyatheales/Dicksoniaceae/Dicksonia/Dicksonia(a genus of tree ferns)trunk Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
colony may be found on trunk UK/IrelandRestricted Dicksonia antarctica Australian Tree Fern, Australian Tree-fern Cyatheales: Dicksoniaceae Australasian bryophytes introduced to South Kerry with tree ferns, Holyoak, D. & Lockhart, N., 2009
 /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Bryales/Orthodontiaceae/Leptotheca gaudichaudii/Leptotheca gaudichaudiia mosscolony Plant / resting place / onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Cyatheales/Dicksoniaceae/Dicksonia antarctica/Dicksonia antarcticaaustralian tree fern, australian tree-ferntrunkSole

Author & YearTitleSource
Fisk, R., 2008More tree fern aliensFB Vol 96: 9.
Holyoak, D. & Lockhart, N., 2009Australasian bryophytes introduced to South Kerry with tree fernsFB Vol 98: 3-7.

Leptotheca gaudichaudii (a moss) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeptotheca gaudichaudii (a moss)
FamilyORTHODONTIACEAE (a family of thread-mosses)
OrderBRYALES (an order of thyme-, thread-, and apple-mosses)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Leptotheca gaudichaudii (a moss)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Holyoak, D. & Lockhart, N. 2009 Australasian bryophytes introduced to South Kerry with tree ferns FB Vol 98: 3-7.

Leptotheca gaudichaudii (a moss) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Leptotheca gaudichaudii (a moss):

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