Vaucheria DC.
(a genus of filamentous yellow-green algae)

Interactions where Vaucheria 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 parasitised by UK/IrelandQuestionable Olpidium endogenum a chytrid Olpidiales: Olpidiaceae Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Olpidiales/Olpidiaceae/Olpidium endogenum/Olpidium endogenuma chytrid Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Xanthophyceae/Vaucheriales/Vaucheriaceae/Vaucheria/Vaucheriaa genus of filamentous yellow-green algae? parasitises
cell (live) live cell is parasitised by epibiotic sporangium Chytridium sexuale Chytridiales: Chytridiaceae Introduction to Fungi, Webster, J., 1980
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytridiaceae/Chytridium sexuale/Chytridium sexualeepibioticsporangium Foodplant / parasite /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Xanthophyceae/Vaucheriales/Vaucheriaceae/Vaucheria/Vaucheriaa genus of filamentous yellow-green algaelivecell epibiotic sporangium parasitises live cell
filament filament is parasitised by UK/IrelandRestricted Blyttiomyces vaucheriae a chytrid Chytridiales: Chytridiaceae Tribophyceae (Xanthophyceae), Christensen, T., 1987
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytridiaceae/Blyttiomyces vaucheriae/Blyttiomyces vaucheriaea chytrid Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Xanthophyceae/Vaucheriales/Vaucheriaceae/Vaucheria/Vaucheriaa genus of filamentous yellow-green algaefilamentSole parasitises filament
filament filament is associate of internal UK/Ireland Entophlyctis helioformis a chytrid Chytridiales: Chytriomycetaceae Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Entophlyctis helioformis/Entophlyctis helioformisa chytridinternal Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Xanthophyceae/Vaucheriales/Vaucheriaceae/Vaucheria/Vaucheriaa genus of filamentous yellow-green algaefilament internal is associated with filament
filament filament is associate of internal UK/IrelandQuestionable Entophlyctis rhizina a chytrid Chytridiales: Chytriomycetaceae Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Entophlyctis rhizina/Entophlyctis rhizinaa chytridinternal Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Xanthophyceae/Vaucheriales/Vaucheriaceae/Vaucheria/Vaucheriaa genus of filamentous yellow-green algae?filament internal is associated with filament

Author & YearTitleSource
Canter, H.M., 1953Annotated list of British Aquatic ChytridsTBMS Vol 36 (4): 278-301.
Christensen, T., 1987Tribophyceae (Xanthophyceae)Seaweeds of the British Isles, Vol 4, 36pp, Natural History Museum Publications
Webster, J., 1980Introduction to FungiSecond edition, 669pp, Cambridge University Press

Vaucheria (a genus of filamentous yellow-green algae) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Vaucheria aversa
a filamentous yellow-green alga
Species 1 trophisms
Vaucheria canalicularis
a filamentous yellow-green alga
Species 1 trophisms
Vaucheria compacta
a filamentous yellow-green alga
Species 1 trophisms
Vaucheria dichotoma
a filamentous yellow-green alga
Species 1 trophisms
Vaucheria dillwynii
a filamentous yellow-green alga
Species 1 trophisms
Vaucheria geminata
a filamentous yellow-green alga
Species 1 trophisms
Vaucheria intermedia
a filamentous yellow-green alga
Species 1 trophisms
Vaucheria racemosa
a filamentous yellow-green alga
Species 1 trophisms
Vaucheria sessilis
a filamentous yellow-green alga
Species 1 trophisms
Vaucheria subsimplex
a filamentous yellow-green alga
Species 1 trophisms
Vaucheria taylorii
a filamentous yellow-green alga
Species 1 trophisms
Vaucheria velutina
a filamentous yellow-green alga
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusVaucheria (a genus of filamentous yellow-green algae)
FamilyVAUCHERIACEAE (a family of chromists)
OrderVAUCHERIALES (an order of yellow-green algae)
ClassXANTHOPHYCEAE (yellow-green algae)
SubphylumPHAEISTA (a subphylum of chromists)
PhylumOCHROPHYTA (a phylum of chromists)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Vaucheria (a genus of filamentous yellow-green algae)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Entwisle, T.J. 1988 *** A Monograph of Vaucheria (Vaucheriaceae, Chrysophyta) in South-eastern Mainland Australia. ***(Superseded) Australian Systematic Botany Vol 1(1): 1-77.

Brackish Water Species

Christensen, T. 1987 Tribophyceae (Xanthophyceae) Seaweeds of the British Isles, Vol 4, 36pp, Natural History Museum Publications

Marine Species

Christensen, T. 1987 Tribophyceae (Xanthophyceae) Seaweeds of the British Isles, Vol 4, 36pp, Natural History Museum Publications

Vaucheria (a genus of filamentous yellow-green algae) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Koch, W.J. 1951 Studies in the genus Chytridium, with observations on a sexually reproducing species Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society Vol 76, No. 2: 267-277.

Plant Pathology

Fott, B. 1950 New Chytrids parasitising on Algae Mem Soc R Sci Bohème Vol 4: 1-10.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Vaucheria (a genus of filamentous yellow-green algae):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 37 images of Vaucheria (a genus of filamentous yellow-green algae)

Roy Merritt has been very helpful with Vaucheria and its galls, generously supplying named samples from his cultures. My role has been largely photographic.

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