Sphinctrina leucopoda Nyl.
(a lichenicolous lichen)

Interactions where Sphinctrina leucopoda 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 (short-stalked) short-stalked apothecium parasitises Pertusaria a genus of crustose lichens Pertusariales: Pertusariaceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Mycocaliciales/Sphinctrinaceae/Sphinctrina leucopoda/Sphinctrina leucopodaa lichenicolous lichenshort-stalkedapothecium Lichen / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Pertusariales/Pertusariaceae/Pertusaria/Pertusariaa genus of crustose lichens
apothecium (short-stalked) short-stalked apothecium parasitises Pertusaria pertusa a lichen Pertusariales: Pertusariaceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Mycocaliciales/Sphinctrinaceae/Sphinctrina leucopoda/Sphinctrina leucopodaa lichenicolous lichenshort-stalkedapothecium Lichen / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Pertusariales/Pertusariaceae/Pertusaria pertusa/Pertusaria pertusaa lichen
apothecium (short-stalked) short-stalked apothecium parasitises Diploschistes a genus of lichens Ostropales: Graphidaceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Mycocaliciales/Sphinctrinaceae/Sphinctrina leucopoda/Sphinctrina leucopodaa lichenicolous lichenshort-stalkedapothecium Lichen / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Ostropales/Graphidaceae/Diploschistes/Diploschistesa genus of lichens

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

Sphinctrina leucopoda (a lichenicolous lichen) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sphinctrina leucopoda (a lichenicolous lichen) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSphinctrina leucopoda (a lichenicolous lichen)
GenusSphinctrina (a genus of lichenicolous lichens)
FamilySPHINCTRINACEAE (a family of lichenicolous lichens)
OrderMYCOCALICIALES (an order of lichens)
SubclassMYCOCALICIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
ClassEUROTIOMYCETES (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 Sphinctrina leucopoda (a lichenicolous lichen)

Sphinctrina leucopoda (a lichenicolous lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sphinctrina leucopoda (a lichenicolous lichen):

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