Saccharina latissima (Linnaeus) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders, 2006
(Sea Belt, Sugar Kelp, Poor Man’s Weather Glass)

Interactions where Saccharina latissima 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
(moribund, washed up, moist) moribund, washed up, moist thallus is saprobic on Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Stachybotrys chartarum a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Hypocreales: Stachybotryaceae Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
 /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Laminariales/Laminariaceae/Saccharina latissima/Saccharina latissimasea belt, sugar kelp, poor man's weather glassmoribund, washed up, moistthallus Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Stachybotryaceae/Stachybotrys chartarum/Stachybotrys chartaruma dematiaceous anamorphic fungusStachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph

Interactions where Saccharina latissima 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').

Filters:

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 (moribund, washed up, moist) moribund, washed up, moist thallus is decayed by anamorph UK/Ireland Papulospora halima an ascomycete Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Papulospora halima/Papulospora halimaan ascomyceteanamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Laminariales/Laminariaceae/Saccharina latissima/Saccharina latissimasea belt, sugar kelp, poor man's weather glassmoribund, washed up, moistthallus anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus
thallus (moribund, washed up, moist) moribund, washed up, moist thallus is decayed by Asteromyces anamorph UK/Ireland Asteromyces cruciatus an anamorphic ascomycete Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Asteromyces cruciatus/Asteromyces cruciatusan anamorphic ascomyceteAsteromyces anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Laminariales/Laminariaceae/Saccharina latissima/Saccharina latissimasea belt, sugar kelp, poor man's weather glassmoribund, washed up, moistthallus Asteromyces anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus
thallus (moribund, washed up, moist) moribund, washed up, moist thallus is decayed by Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Alternaria maritima a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria maritima/Alternaria maritimaa dematiaceous anamorphic fungusAlternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Laminariales/Laminariaceae/Saccharina latissima/Saccharina latissimasea belt, sugar kelp, poor man's weather glassmoribund, washed up, moistthallus Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus
thallus (moribund, washed up, moist) moribund, washed up, moist thallus is decayed by Scolecobasidium anamorph UK/Ireland Scolecobasidium salinum a marine anamorphic fungus Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Scolecobasidium salinum/Scolecobasidium salinuma marine anamorphic fungusScolecobasidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Laminariales/Laminariaceae/Saccharina latissima/Saccharina latissimasea belt, sugar kelp, poor man's weather glassmoribund, washed up, moistthallus Scolecobasidium anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus
thallus (moribund, washed up, moist) moribund, washed up, moist thallus is decayed by UK/Ireland Corollospora intermedia an ascomycete fungus Microascales: Halosphaeriaceae Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Microascales/Halosphaeriaceae/Corollospora intermedia/Corollospora intermediaan ascomycete fungus Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Laminariales/Laminariaceae/Saccharina latissima/Saccharina latissimasea belt, sugar kelp, poor man's weather glassmoribund, washed up, moistthallus is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus
thallus (moribund, washed up, moist) moribund, washed up, moist thallus is decayed by UK/Ireland Corollospora maritima a marine pyrenomycete Microascales: Halosphaeriaceae Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Microascales/Halosphaeriaceae/Corollospora maritima/Corollospora maritimaa marine pyrenomycete Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Laminariales/Laminariaceae/Saccharina latissima/Saccharina latissimasea belt, sugar kelp, poor man's weather glassmoribund, washed up, moistthallus is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus
thallus (moribund, washed up, moist) moribund, washed up, moist thallus is decayed by Sigmoidea anamorph UK/Ireland Sigmoidea marina an anamorphic ascomycete Microascales: Halosphaeriaceae Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Microascales/Halosphaeriaceae/Sigmoidea marina/Sigmoidea marinaan anamorphic ascomyceteSigmoidea anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Laminariales/Laminariaceae/Saccharina latissima/Saccharina latissimasea belt, sugar kelp, poor man's weather glassmoribund, washed up, moistthallus Sigmoidea anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus
thallus (newly washed up) newly washed up thallus is parasitised by UK/Ireland Phycomelaina laminariae a marine ascomycete Phyllachorales: Phyllachoraceae Notes on some Marine Fungi, Wilson, I.M., 1951
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Phycomelaina laminariae/Phycomelaina laminariaea marine ascomycete Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Laminariales/Laminariaceae/Saccharina latissima/Saccharina latissimasea belt, sugar kelp, poor man's weather glassnewly washed upthallus parasitises newly washed up thallus

Author & YearTitleSource
Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov.TBMS Vol 74 (3): 615-623.
Wilson, I.M., 1951Notes on some Marine FungiTBMS Vol 34 (4): 540-543.

Saccharina latissima (Sea Belt, Sugar Kelp, Poor Man’s Weather Glass) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSaccharina latissima (Sea Belt, Sugar Kelp, Poor Man’s Weather Glass)
FamilyLAMINARIACEAE (a family of brown seaweeds)
OrderLAMINARIALES (an order of brown seaweeds)
ClassPHAEOPHYCEAE (brown seaweeds)
SubphylumPHAEISTA (a subphylum of chromists)
PhylumOCHROPHYTA (a phylum of chromists)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Saccharina latissima (Sea Belt, Sugar Kelp, Poor Man’s Weather Glass)

Saccharina latissima (Sea Belt, Sugar Kelp, Poor Man’s Weather Glass) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Saccharina latissima (Sea Belt, Sugar Kelp, Poor Man’s Weather Glass):

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