Micromyces mirabilis (Canter) Sparrow
(a chytrid)

Interactions where Micromyces mirabilis 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
		parasitises			Closterium	a genus of desmids	Desmidiales: Closteriaceae	Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Synchytriaceae/Micromyces mirabilis/	Micromyces mirabilis	a chytrid					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Closteriaceae/Closterium/	Closterium	a genus of desmids
		parasitises			Closterium kuetzingii	a desmid	Desmidiales: Closteriaceae	Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Synchytriaceae/Micromyces mirabilis/	Micromyces mirabilis	a chytrid					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Closteriaceae/Closterium kuetzingii/	Closterium kuetzingii	a desmid
		parasitises			Closterium costatum	a desmid	Desmidiales: Closteriaceae	Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Synchytriaceae/Micromyces mirabilis/	Micromyces mirabilis	a chytrid					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Closteriaceae/Closterium costatum/	Closterium costatum	a desmid
		parasitises			Closterium lunula	a desmid	Desmidiales: Closteriaceae	Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Synchytriaceae/Micromyces mirabilis/	Micromyces mirabilis	a chytrid					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Closteriaceae/Closterium lunula/	Closterium lunula	a desmid
		parasitises			Closterium dianeae	a desmid	Desmidiales: Closteriaceae	Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Synchytriaceae/Micromyces mirabilis/	Micromyces mirabilis	a chytrid					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Closteriaceae/Closterium dianeae/	Closterium dianeae	a desmid

Author & Year	Title	Source
Canter, H.M., 1953	Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids	TBMS Vol 36 (4): 278-301.

Micromyces mirabilis (a chytrid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Micromyces mirabilis (a chytrid) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

SYNCHYTRIACEAE
(a family of chytrids)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Micromyces mirabilis (a chytrid)
Genus	Micromyces (a genus of fungi)
Family	SYNCHYTRIACEAE (a family of chytrids)
Order	CHYTRIDIALES (chytrids)
Class	CHYTRIDIOMYCETES (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
Phylum	CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Micromyces mirabilis is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Chytridiomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Micromyces mirabilis (a chytrid)

Micromyces mirabilis (a chytrid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

CHYTRIDIALES
(chytrids)

CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA
(chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Micromyces mirabilis (a chytrid):

CHYTRIDIALES
(chytrids)

CHYTRIDIOMYCETES
(chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)

CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA
(chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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