Peltigera polydactylon (Neck.) Hoffm.
(a lichen)

Interactions where Peltigera polydactylon 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
thallus thallus is galled by perithecium Foreign Polycoccum peltigerae a lichenicolous fungus Pleosporales: Dacampiaceae Polycoccum peltigerae and Didymosphaeria arxii sp. nov. and their anamorphs, van der Aa, H.A., 1988
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dacampiaceae/Polycoccum peltigerae/Polycoccum peltigeraea lichenicolous fungusperithecium Lichen / gallForeign /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Peltigerales/Peltigeraceae/Peltigera polydactylon/Peltigera polydactylona lichenthallus perithecium causes galls on thallus
thallus thallus is parasitised by perithecium Foreign Polycoccum peltigerae a lichenicolous fungus Pleosporales: Dacampiaceae Polycoccum peltigerae and Didymosphaeria arxii sp. nov. and their anamorphs, van der Aa, H.A., 1988
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dacampiaceae/Polycoccum peltigerae/Polycoccum peltigeraea lichenicolous fungusperithecium Lichen / parasiteForeign /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Peltigerales/Peltigeraceae/Peltigera polydactylon/Peltigera polydactylona lichenthallus perithecium parasitises thallus
thallus thallus is galled by Hawksworthiana anamorph UK/Ireland Hawksworthiana peltigericola a lichenicolous anamorphic ascomycete Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995
A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Hawksworthiana peltigericola/Hawksworthiana peltigericolaa lichenicolous anamorphic ascomyceteHawksworthiana anamorph Lichen / gallUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Peltigerales/Peltigeraceae/Peltigera polydactylon/Peltigera polydactylona lichenthallus Hawksworthiana anamorph causes galls on thallus
thallus (discoloured, usually pale brown) discoloured, usually pale brown thallus is parasitised by sporodochium of Illosporium anamorph Foreign Illosporium carneum a lichenicolous anamorphic fungus Hypocreales The Lichenicolous Hyphomycetes, Hawksworth, D.L., 1979
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Illosporium carneum/Illosporium carneuma lichenicolous anamorphic fungussporodochiumIllosporium anamorph Lichen / parasiteForeign /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Peltigerales/Peltigeraceae/Peltigera polydactylon/Peltigera polydactylona lichendiscoloured, usually pale brownthallus sporodochium of Illosporium anamorph parasitises discoloured, usually pale brown thallus

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1995Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 1, 333pp, IHW-Verlag
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
van der Aa, H.A., 1988Polycoccum peltigerae and Didymosphaeria arxii sp. nov. and their anamorphsStud. Mycol. No. 31.

Peltigera polydactylon (a lichen) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Peltigera polydactylon (a lichen) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPeltigera polydactylon (a lichen)
GenusPeltigera (dog’s tooth lichens, dog lichens)
FamilyPELTIGERACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderPELTIGERALES (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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Peltigera polydactylon (a lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Peltigera polydactylon (a lichen):

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