Physcia tenella (Scop.) DC.
(a lichen)

Interactions where Physcia tenella 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 may support perithecium Foreign Merismatium physciae a lichenicolous ascomycete Verrucariales: Verrucariaceae Weitere Funde von flechtenbewohnenden Pilzen in Bayern - Beitrage zu einer Checkliste V, von Brackel, W., 2010
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Verrucariales/Verrucariaceae/Merismatium physciae/Merismatium physciaea lichenicolous ascomyceteperithecium Lichen / symbiontForeign /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Physciaceae/Physcia tenella/Physcia tenellaa lichenthallus perithecium lives on/in thallus
thallus thallus is parasitised by Illosporiopsis anamorph Illosporiopsis christiansenii a lichen parasite Hypocreales Marchandiobasidium aurantiacum and Efibulobasidium rolleyi: two unusual fungi on a Welsh apple twig, Roberts, P., 2011
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Illosporiopsis christiansenii/Illosporiopsis christianseniia lichen parasiteIllosporiopsis anamorph Lichen / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Physciaceae/Physcia tenella/Physcia tenellaa lichenthallus Illosporiopsis anamorph parasitises thallus
thallus thallus is parasitised by basidiocarp UK/Ireland Erythricium aurantiacum a lichenicolous basidiomycete Corticiales: Corticiaceae Wildlife Reports: Fungi (Oct 2010), Roberts, P., 2010
Marchandiobasidium aurantiacum and Efibulobasidium rolleyi: two unusual fungi on a Welsh apple twig, Roberts, P., 2011
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Erythricium aurantiacum/Erythricium aurantiacuma lichenicolous basidiomycetebasidiocarp Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Physciaceae/Physcia tenella/Physcia tenellaa lichenthallus basidiocarp parasitises thallus
thallus thallus is parasitised by sporodochium of Marchandiomyces anamorph UK/Ireland Erythricium aurantiacum a lichenicolous basidiomycete Corticiales: Corticiaceae Marchandiobasidium aurantiacum and Efibulobasidium rolleyi: two unusual fungi on a Welsh apple twig, Roberts, P., 2011
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Erythricium aurantiacum/Erythricium aurantiacuma lichenicolous basidiomycetesporodochiumMarchandiomyces anamorph Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Physciaceae/Physcia tenella/Physcia tenellaa lichenthallus sporodochium of Marchandiomyces anamorph parasitises thallus
thallus (bleached) bleached thallus is parasitised by sporodochium of Marchandiomyces anamorph UK/Ireland Marchandiomyces corallinus a lichenicolous anamorphic basidiomycete Corticiales: Corticiaceae The Lichenicolous Hyphomycetes, Hawksworth, D.L., 1979
A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Marchandiomyces corallinus/Marchandiomyces corallinusa lichenicolous anamorphic basidiomycetesporodochiumMarchandiomyces anamorph Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Physciaceae/Physcia tenella/Physcia tenellaa lichenbleachedthallus sporodochium of Marchandiomyces anamorph parasitises bleached thallus
thallus (moribund) moribund thallus may be infected and damaged by diffuse fruitbody Laetisaria lichenicola a lichenicolous fungus Corticiales: Corticiaceae A new lichenicolous teleomorph is related to plant pathogens in Laetisaria and Limonomyces (Basidiomycota, Corticiales), Diederich, P., Lawrey, J.D., Sikaroodi, M. & Gillevet, P.M., 2011
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Laetisaria lichenicola/Laetisaria lichenicolaa lichenicolous fungusdiffusefruitbody Lichen / pathogen /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Physciaceae/Physcia tenella/Physcia tenellaa lichenmoribundthallus diffuse fruitbody infects and damages moribund thallus

Author & YearTitleSource
Diederich, P., Lawrey, J.D., Sikaroodi, M. & Gillevet, P.M., 2011A new lichenicolous teleomorph is related to plant pathogens in Laetisaria and Limonomyces (Basidiomycota, Corticiales)Mycologia Vol 103 (3): 525-533.
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
Roberts, P., 2010Wildlife Reports: Fungi (Oct 2010)British Wildlife Vol 22(1): 63-64.
Roberts, P., 2011Marchandiobasidium aurantiacum and Efibulobasidium rolleyi: two unusual fungi on a Welsh apple twigField Mycology Vol 12 (4): 132-134.
von Brackel, W., 2010Weitere Funde von flechtenbewohnenden Pilzen in Bayern - Beitrage zu einer Checkliste VBerichte de Bayerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft Vol 80: 5-32.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhyscia tenella (a lichen)
GenusPhyscia (a genus of foliose lichens)
FamilyPHYSCIACEAE (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)
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Physcia tenella (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 Physcia tenella (a lichen):

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