Spartina maritima (Curtis) Fernald
(Small Cord-grass)

Interactions where Spartina maritima 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').

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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
is foodplant of ascocarp Buergenerula spartinae an ascomycete Magnaporthales: Magnaporthaceae A preliminary study of fungal endophyte diversity in a stable and declining bed of Spartina anglica Hubbard., Cornick, J. Standwerth, A. & Fisher, P.J., 2006
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Magnaporthales/Magnaporthaceae/Buergenerula spartinae/Buergenerula spartinaean ascomyceteascocarp Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Spartina maritima/Spartina maritimasmall cord-grass ascocarp feeds on
ovary (live) live ovary may be infected and damaged by ergot Foreign Claviceps purpurea var spartinae Feather Ergot Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae Claviceps purpurea var. spartinae var. nov.: an ergot adapted to the aquatic environment, Duncan Jr, R.A., Sullivan, R., Alderman, S.C., Spatafora, J.W. & White Jr, J.F., 2002
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea var. spartinae/Claviceps purpurea var. spartinaefeather ergotergot Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Spartina maritima/Spartina maritimasmall cord-grassliveovary ergot infects and damages live ovary

Author & YearTitleSource
Cornick, J. Standwerth, A. & Fisher, P.J., 2006A preliminary study of fungal endophyte diversity in a stable and declining bed of Spartina anglica Hubbard.Mycologist Vol 19 (1): 24-29.
Duncan Jr, R.A., Sullivan, R., Alderman, S.C., Spatafora, J.W. & White Jr, J.F., 2002Claviceps purpurea var. spartinae var. nov.: an ergot adapted to the aquatic environmentMycotaxon 81: 11-25.

Spartina maritima (Small Cord-grass) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSpartina maritima (Small Cord-grass)
GenusSpartina (cord-grasses)
TribeCynodonteae (a tribe of grasses)
SubfamilyCHLORIDOIDEAE (a subfamily of grasses)
FamilyPOACEAE (grasses, couch)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Spartina maritima (Small Cord-grass)

Spartina maritima (Small Cord-grass) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Spartina maritima (Small Cord-grass):

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