Skyttea elachistophora (Nyl.) Sherwood & D. Hawksw.
(a lichenicolous discomycete)

Interactions where Skyttea elachistophora 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
apothecium apothecium parasitises thallus UK/Ireland Tephromela atra var atra Black Shields Lecanorales: Mycoblastaceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Skyttea elachistophora/Skyttea elachistophoraa lichenicolous discomyceteapothecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Mycoblastaceae/Tephromela atra var. atra/Tephromela atra var. atrablack shieldsthallus
apothecium apothecium parasitises thallus UK/Ireland Lecidea a genus of crustose lichens Lecideales: Lecideaceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Skyttea elachistophora/Skyttea elachistophoraa lichenicolous discomyceteapothecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecideales/Lecideaceae/Lecidea/Lecideaa genus of crustose lichensthallus

Author & YearTitleSource
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

Skyttea elachistophora (a lichenicolous discomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Skyttea elachistophora (a lichenicolous discomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSkyttea elachistophora (a lichenicolous discomycete)
GenusSkyttea (a genus of lichenicolous discomycetes)
OrderHELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Skyttea elachistophora (a lichenicolous discomycete)

Skyttea elachistophora (a lichenicolous discomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Skyttea elachistophora (a lichenicolous discomycete):

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