Phaeospora parasitica (Lönnr.) Zopf
(a lichenicolous lichen)

Interactions where Phaeospora parasitica 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
perithecium		perithecium parasitises thallus			Myriolecis dispersa	a species aggregate of lichens	Lecanorales: Lecanoraceae	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/Verrucariales/Verrucariaceae/Phaeospora parasitica/	Phaeospora parasitica	a lichenicolous lichen				perithecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Lecanoraceae/Myriolecis dispersa/	Myriolecis dispersa	a species aggregate of lichens			thallus
perithecium		perithecium parasitises thallus			Brianaria bauschiana	a lichen	Lecanorales: Psoraceae	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/Verrucariales/Verrucariaceae/Phaeospora parasitica/	Phaeospora parasitica	a lichenicolous lichen				perithecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Psoraceae/Brianaria bauschiana/	Brianaria bauschiana	a lichen			thallus
perithecium		perithecium parasitises thallus			Rhizocarpon petraeum	a lichen	Rhizocarpales: Rhizocarpaceae	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/Verrucariales/Verrucariaceae/Phaeospora parasitica/	Phaeospora parasitica	a lichenicolous lichen				perithecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Rhizocarpales/Rhizocarpaceae/Rhizocarpon petraeum/	Rhizocarpon petraeum	a lichen			thallus
perithecium		perithecium parasitises thallus of esp. upland			[Lichenes]	lichens		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/Verrucariales/Verrucariaceae/Phaeospora parasitica/	Phaeospora parasitica	a lichenicolous lichen				perithecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lichenes/	Lichenes	lichens			thallus	esp. upland

Author & Year	Title	Source
Hawksworth, D.L., 1983	A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles	44pp, The British Lichen Society

Phaeospora parasitica (a lichenicolous lichen) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Phaeospora parasitica (a lichenicolous lichen) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Lichenes
(lichens)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Phaeospora parasitica (a lichenicolous lichen)
Genus	Phaeospora (a genus of lichens)
Family	VERRUCARIACEAE (a family of lichens)
Order	VERRUCARIALES (an order of lichens)
Class	EUROTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Phaeospora parasitica is also a member of:
Lichenes - lichens (via Verrucariales)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
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 Phaeospora parasitica (a lichenicolous lichen)

Phaeospora parasitica (a lichenicolous lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

VERRUCARIACEAE
(a family of lichens)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Lichenes
(lichens)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phaeospora parasitica (a lichenicolous lichen):

VERRUCARIACEAE
(a family of lichens)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Lichenes
(lichens)

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

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