Sphinctrina tubaeformis A. Massal.
(a lichenicolous lichen)

Interactions where Sphinctrina tubaeformis 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 lives on/in UK/Ireland 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 tubaeformis/Sphinctrina tubaeformisa lichenicolous lichenapothecium Lichen / symbiontUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Pertusariales/Pertusariaceae/Pertusaria/Pertusariaa genus of crustose lichens
apothecium apothecium lives on/in UK/IrelandMajor Pertusaria leioplaca 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 tubaeformis/Sphinctrina tubaeformisa lichenicolous lichenapothecium Lichen / symbiontUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Pertusariales/Pertusariaceae/Pertusaria leioplaca/Pertusaria leioplacaa lichenMajor

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSphinctrina tubaeformis (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 tubaeformis (a lichenicolous lichen)

Sphinctrina tubaeformis (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 tubaeformis (a lichenicolous lichen):

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