Microcalicium disseminatum (Ach.) Vain.
(a lichenicolous ascomycete)

Interactions where Microcalicium disseminatum 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
apothecium (stalked) stalked apothecium parasitises thallus UK/Ireland CALICIACEAE a family of lichens Teloschistales A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Microcaliciaceae/Microcalicium disseminatum/Microcalicium disseminatuma lichenicolous ascomycetestalkedapothecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Caliciaceae/Caliciaceaea family of lichensthallus
coelomycetous anamorph coelomycetous anamorph parasitises thallus UK/Ireland CALICIACEAE a family of lichens Teloschistales A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Microcaliciaceae/Microcalicium disseminatum/Microcalicium disseminatuma lichenicolous ascomycetecoelomycetous anamorph Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Caliciaceae/Caliciaceaea family of lichensthallus

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

Microcalicium disseminatum (a lichenicolous ascomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Microcalicium disseminatum (a lichenicolous ascomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMicrocalicium disseminatum (a lichenicolous ascomycete)
GenusMicrocalicium (a genus of lichens)
FamilyMICROCALICIACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderTELOSCHISTALES (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Microcalicium disseminatum (a lichenicolous ascomycete)

Microcalicium disseminatum (a lichenicolous ascomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Microcalicium disseminatum (a lichenicolous ascomycete):

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