Polystichum Roth
(shield-ferns)

Interactions where Polystichum 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
debris (decayed) decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Athelopsis lembospora a basidiomycete Atheliales: Atheliaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Atheliales/Atheliaceae/Athelopsis lembospora/Athelopsis lembosporaa basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Polystichum/Polystichumshield-fernsdecayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on decayed debris
frond (dead, damp, decayed) dead, damp, decayed frond is decayed by fruitbody Pterula multifida a coral fungus Agaricales: Pterulaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pterulaceae/Pterula multifida/Pterula multifidaa coral fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Polystichum/Polystichumshield-fernsdead, damp, decayedfrond fruitbody is saprobic on dead, damp, decayed frond
frond (dead) dead frond is decayed by epiphyllous UK/Ireland Entyloma aspidii a smut (but doubtfully so!) Entylomatales: Entylomataceae New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Entylomatales/Entylomataceae/Entyloma aspidii/Entyloma aspidiia smut (but doubtfully so!)epiphyllous Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Polystichum/Polystichumshield-fernsdeadfrond epiphyllous is saprobic on dead frond

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946New or interesting British fungiTBMS Vol 29 (3): 141-166.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Polystichum (shield-ferns) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Polystichum aculeatum
Hard Shield-fern
Species 5 trophisms
Polystichum lonchitis
Holly Fern, Holly-fern
Species 1 references
Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern
Species 7 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPolystichum (shield-ferns)
FamilyDRYOPTERIDACEAE (buckler ferns)
OrderPOLYPODIALES (an order of ferns)
ClassPOLYPODIOPSIDA (a class of ferns)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Polystichum (shield-ferns)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Jermy, A.C. & Camus, J.M. Polystichum Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Polystichum (shield-ferns) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Polystichum (shield-ferns):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 72 images of Polystichum (shield-ferns)
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