Cosmarium Ralfs
(a genus of desmids)

Interactions where Cosmarium 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 Foreign Chytriomyces cosmaridis Chytridiales: Chytriomycetaceae A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota), Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces cosmaridis/Chytriomyces cosmaridis Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Cosmarium/Cosmariuma genus of desmids parasitises

Author & YearTitleSource
Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota)Mycotaxon Vol 84: 447-487.

Cosmarium (a genus of desmids) 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
Cosmarium contractum
an alga
Species 1 subtaxa 3 trophisms
Cosmarium raciborskii
a desmid
Species 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCosmarium (a genus of desmids)
FamilyDESMIDIACEAE (placoderm desmids)
SuborderDESMIDIINEAE (placoderm desmids)
OrderDESMIDIALES (desmids)
ClassZYGNEMATOPHYCEAE (desmids and filamentous charophycean algae)
PhylumCHAROPHYTA (stoneworts, desmids, charaphytes etc, charophytes)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cosmarium (a genus of desmids)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource

Smooth Celled Species

Krieger, W. & Gerloff, J. 1962 Die Gattung Cosmarium J. Cramer

Cosmarium (a genus of desmids) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cosmarium (a genus of desmids):

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