Rhamphospora nymphaeae D.D. Cunn.
(Water-lily Smut)

Interactions where Rhamphospora nymphaeae 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
sorus (embedded) embedded sorus parasitises live, floating leaf UK/Ireland Nymphaea alba White Water-lily Nymphaeales: Nymphaeaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Doassansiales/Rhamphosporaceae/Rhamphospora nymphaeae/Rhamphospora nymphaeaewater-lily smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Nymphaeales/Nymphaeaceae/Nymphaea alba/Nymphaea albawhite water-lilylive, floatingleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
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

Rhamphospora nymphaeae (Water-lily Smut) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Rhamphospora nymphaeae (Water-lily Smut) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhamphospora nymphaeae (Water-lily Smut)
FamilyRHAMPHOSPORACEAE (a family of smut fungi parasitic on aquatic plants)
OrderDOASSANSIALES (an order of smut fungi parasitic on aquatic plants)
SubclassEXOBASIDIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ustilaginomycetes)
ClassUSTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
SubphylumUSTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhamphospora nymphaeae (Water-lily Smut)

Rhamphospora nymphaeae (Water-lily Smut) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rhamphospora nymphaeae (Water-lily Smut):

Rarely recorded, probably due to the inaccessiblity of the host. The few records are from central southern England (Oxon, Berks, Sussex)

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