Sommerstoffia spinosa Arnaudow
(a water mould)

Interactions where Sommerstoffia spinosa 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
parasitises UK/Ireland Cladophora a genus of filamentous green freshwater algae and seaweeds Cladophorales: Cladophoraceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Sommerstoffia spinosa/Sommerstoffia spinosaa water mould Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Chlorophyta/Ulvophyceae/Cladophorales/Cladophoraceae/Cladophora/Cladophoraa genus of filamentous green freshwater algae and seaweeds

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Sommerstoffia spinosa (a water mould) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSommerstoffia spinosa (a water mould)
OrderSAPROLEGNIALES (water moulds)
ClassPERONOSPOREA (a class of fungoid organisms)
PhylumOOMYCOTA (a group of mainly plant-parasitic fungi)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Sommerstoffia spinosa (a water mould) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sommerstoffia spinosa (a water mould):

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