Blasia pusilla L.
(Common Kettlewort)

Interactions where Blasia pusilla 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
is mutualistic with Nostoc a genus of cyanobacteria Nostocales: Nostocaceae /Plantae/Marchantiophyta/Marchantiopsida/Blasiales/Blasiaceae/Blasia pusilla/Blasia pusillacommon kettlewort Foodplant / mutualist /Cyanobacteria/Cyanophyceae/Nostocales/Nostocaceae/Nostoc/Nostoca genus of cyanobacteria

Interactions where Blasia pusilla 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
thallus thallus is associate of fruitbody UK/Ireland Blasiphalia pseudogrisella Blasia Mosscap Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Blasiphalia pseudogrisella/Blasiphalia pseudogrisellablasia mosscapfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Marchantiophyta/Marchantiopsida/Blasiales/Blasiaceae/Blasia pusilla/Blasia pusillacommon kettlewortthallus fruitbody is associated with thallus

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Blasia pusilla (Common Kettlewort) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBlasia pusilla (Common Kettlewort)
FamilyBLASIACEAE (a family of liverworts)
OrderBLASIALES (an order of liverworts)
ClassMARCHANTIOPSIDA (thallose liverworts)
PhylumMARCHANTIOPHYTA (liverworts)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Blasia pusilla (Common Kettlewort)

Blasia pusilla (Common Kettlewort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Blasia pusilla (Common Kettlewort):

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