Pertusaria pertusa (Weigel) Tuck.
(a lichen)

Interactions where Pertusaria pertusa 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 short-stalked apothecium Sphinctrina leucopoda a lichenicolous lichen Mycocaliciales: Sphinctrinaceae 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/Mycocaliciales/Sphinctrinaceae/Sphinctrina leucopoda/Sphinctrina leucopodaa lichenicolous lichenshort-stalkedapothecium Lichen / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Pertusariales/Pertusariaceae/Pertusaria pertusa/Pertusaria pertusaa lichen short-stalked apothecium parasitises
may support short-stalked apothecium UK/IrelandMajor Sphinctrina turbinata a lichenicolous lichen Mycocaliciales: Sphinctrinaceae 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/Mycocaliciales/Sphinctrinaceae/Sphinctrina turbinata/Sphinctrina turbinataa lichenicolous lichenshort-stalkedapothecium Lichen / symbiontUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Pertusariales/Pertusariaceae/Pertusaria pertusa/Pertusaria pertusaa lichenMajor short-stalked apothecium lives on/in
may support apothecium UK/IrelandMajor Dactylospora parasitica a lichenicolous ascomycete Lecanorales: Dactylosporaceae 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/Lecanorales/Dactylosporaceae/Dactylospora parasitica/Dactylospora parasiticaa lichenicolous ascomyceteapothecium Lichen / symbiontUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Pertusariales/Pertusariaceae/Pertusaria pertusa/Pertusaria pertusaa lichenMajor apothecium lives on/in
apothecium (live) live apothecium may house conidioma of epaphroconidia coelomycetous anamorph ForeignRestricted Epaphroconidia hawksworthii (An Ascomycete) Pleosporales Epaphroconidia hawksworthii gen. et sp. nov., a new lichenicolous conidial fungus on Pertusaria pertusa in Spain, Catalayud, V. & Atienza, V., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Epaphroconidia hawksworthii/Epaphroconidia hawksworthii(an ascomycete)conidiomaepaphroconidia coelomycetous anamorph Fungus / resting place / withinForeign /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Pertusariales/Pertusariaceae/Pertusaria pertusa/Pertusaria pertusaa lichenliveapotheciumSole conidioma of epaphroconidia coelomycetous anamorph may be found in live apothecium
thallus thallus may support pycnidium of laeviomyces coelomycetous anamorph UK/IrelandMinor Laeviomyces pertusariicola a lichenicolous coelomycete A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laeviomyces pertusariicola/Laeviomyces pertusariicolaa lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumlaeviomyces coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / symbiontUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Pertusariales/Pertusariaceae/Pertusaria pertusa/Pertusaria pertusaa lichenthallusMinor pycnidium of laeviomyces coelomycetous anamorph lives on/in thallus

Author & YearTitleSource
Catalayud, V. & Atienza, V., 1995Epaphroconidia hawksworthii gen. et sp. nov., a new lichenicolous conidial fungus on Pertusaria pertusa in SpainMycol. Res. Vol 99 (7): 850-852.
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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPertusaria pertusa (a lichen)
GenusPertusaria (a genus of crustose lichens)
FamilyPERTUSARIACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderPERTUSARIALES (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 Pertusaria pertusa (a lichen)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Minter, D. 1986 Upland Foray, Sutherland, 11-18 May 1985 Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 20 (1): 17-24.

Pertusaria pertusa (a lichen) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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

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