Rhizophydium ubiquetum Canter
(a chytrid)

Interactions where Rhizophydium ubiquetum is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
		is saprobic on dying, chytrid-infected cell			Cosmarium contractum var ellipsoideum	a desmid	Desmidiales: Desmidiaceae	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium ubiquetum/	Rhizophydium ubiquetum	a chytrid					Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Zygnematophyceae/Zygnematales/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Cosmarium contractum var. ellipsoideum/	Cosmarium contractum var. ellipsoideum	a desmid		dying, chytrid-infected	cell
		is saprobic on dying, chytrid-infected cell			Spondylosium planum	a desmid	Desmidiales: Desmidiaceae	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium ubiquetum/	Rhizophydium ubiquetum	a chytrid					Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Zygnematophyceae/Zygnematales/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Spondylosium planum/	Spondylosium planum	a desmid		dying, chytrid-infected	cell
		is saprobic on dying, chytrid-infected cell			Staurastrum anatinum	a desmid	Desmidiales: Desmidiaceae	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium ubiquetum/	Rhizophydium ubiquetum	a chytrid					Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Zygnematophyceae/Zygnematales/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurastrum anatinum/	Staurastrum anatinum	a desmid		dying, chytrid-infected	cell
		is saprobic on dying, chytrid-infected cell			Staurastrum cingulum	a desmid	Desmidiales: Desmidiaceae	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium ubiquetum/	Rhizophydium ubiquetum	a chytrid					Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Zygnematophyceae/Zygnematales/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurastrum cingulum/	Staurastrum cingulum	a desmid		dying, chytrid-infected	cell
		is saprobic on dying, chytrid-infected cell			Staurastrum lunatum	a desmid	Desmidiales: Desmidiaceae	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium ubiquetum/	Rhizophydium ubiquetum	a chytrid					Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Zygnematophyceae/Zygnematales/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurastrum lunatum/	Staurastrum lunatum	a desmid		dying, chytrid-infected	cell
		is saprobic on dying, chytrid-infected cell			Staurastrum planctonicum	a desmid	Desmidiales: Desmidiaceae	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium ubiquetum/	Rhizophydium ubiquetum	a chytrid					Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Zygnematophyceae/Zygnematales/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurastrum planctonicum/	Staurastrum planctonicum	a desmid		dying, chytrid-infected	cell
		is saprobic on dying, chytrid-infected cell			Staurastrum pseudopelagicum	a desmid	Desmidiales: Desmidiaceae	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium ubiquetum/	Rhizophydium ubiquetum	a chytrid					Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Zygnematophyceae/Zygnematales/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurastrum pseudopelagicum/	Staurastrum pseudopelagicum	a desmid		dying, chytrid-infected	cell
		is saprobic on dying, chytrid-infected cell			Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatus	a desmid	Desmidiales: Desmidiaceae	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium ubiquetum/	Rhizophydium ubiquetum	a chytrid					Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Zygnematophyceae/Zygnematales/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatus/	Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatus	a desmid		dying, chytrid-infected	cell
		is saprobic on dying, chytrid-infected cell			Staurodesmus megacanthus	a desmid	Desmidiales: Desmidiaceae	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium ubiquetum/	Rhizophydium ubiquetum	a chytrid					Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Zygnematophyceae/Zygnematales/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurodesmus megacanthus/	Staurodesmus megacanthus	a desmid		dying, chytrid-infected	cell
		is saprobic on dying, chytrid-infected cell			Xanthidium subhastiferum	a desmid	Desmidiales: Desmidiaceae	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium ubiquetum/	Rhizophydium ubiquetum	a chytrid					Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Zygnematophyceae/Zygnematales/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Xanthidium subhastiferum/	Xanthidium subhastiferum	a desmid		dying, chytrid-infected	cell

Rhizophydium ubiquetum (a chytrid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Rhizophydium ubiquetum (a chytrid) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Rhizophydium
(a genus of chytrids)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

Author & Year	Title	Source
Canter, H.M., 1961	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids	TBMS Vol 44 (2): 163-176.

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Rhizophydium ubiquetum (a chytrid)
Genus	Rhizophydium (a genus of chytrids)
Family	RHIZOPHYDIACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	RHIZOPHYDIALES (an order of fungi)
Class	CHYTRIDIOMYCETES (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
Phylum	CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Rhizophydium ubiquetum is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Chytridiomycota)
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 Rhizophydium ubiquetum (a chytrid)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Canter, H.M.	1961	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids	TBMS Vol 44 (2): 163-176.

Rhizophydium ubiquetum (a chytrid) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA
(chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rhizophydium ubiquetum (a chytrid):

CHYTRIDIOMYCETES
(chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)

CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA
(chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

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