Echinostelium fragile Nann.-Bremek.
(a slime mould)

Interactions where Echinostelium fragile 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
grows on live bark UK/Ireland Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilis hybrid crack-willow Malpighiales: Salicaceae Licea margaritacea, a new myxomycete from Sycamore bark, Ing, B., 2003
 /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Echinostelida/Echinosteliaceae/Echinostelium fragile/Echinostelium fragilea slime mould Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilis/Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilishybrid crack-willowlivebark

Author & YearTitleSource
Ing, B., 2003Licea margaritacea, a new myxomycete from Sycamore barkMycologist Vol 17 (1): 28-29.

Echinostelium fragile (a slime mould) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEchinostelium fragile (a slime mould)
GenusEchinostelium (a genus of slime moulds)
FamilyECHINOSTELIACEAE (a family of slime moulds)
OrderECHINOSTELIDA (an order of slime moulds)
ClassMYXOGASTREA (slime moulds, myxomycetes)
SubphylumMYCETOZOA (a subphylum of slime moulds)
PhylumAMOEBOZOA (amoebae and cellular slime moulds)
SubkingdomSARCOMASTIGOTA (a subkingdom of protozoans)
KingdomPROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Echinostelium fragile (a slime mould)

Echinostelium fragile (a slime mould) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ing, B. 1967 Notes on Myxomycetes. II TBMS 50 (4): 555-562.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Echinostelium fragile (a slime mould):

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