Rhizophydium sphaerotheca Zopf
(a chytrid)

Interactions where Rhizophydium sphaerotheca 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 saprobic on dead pollen grain UK/Ireland MAGNOLIOPSIDA flowering plants Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium sphaerotheca/Rhizophydium sphaerothecaa chytrid Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliopsidaflowering plantsdeadpollen grain
is saprobic on dead pollen grain UK/Ireland Typha bulrushes, reedmaces Poales: Typhaceae Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium sphaerotheca/Rhizophydium sphaerothecaa chytrid Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha/Typhabulrushes, reedmacesdeadpollen grain

Interactions where Rhizophydium sphaerotheca 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 suburceolatus a chytrid Chytridiales: Chytriomycetaceae A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota), Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces suburceolatus/Chytriomyces suburceolatusa chytrid Fungus / parasiteForeign /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium sphaerotheca/Rhizophydium sphaerothecaa chytrid parasitises

Author & YearTitleSource
Canter, H.M., 1953Annotated list of British Aquatic ChytridsTBMS Vol 36 (4): 278-301.
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota)Mycotaxon Vol 84: 447-487.

Rhizophydium sphaerotheca (a chytrid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Rhizophydium sphaerotheca (a chytrid) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhizophydium sphaerotheca (a chytrid)
GenusRhizophydium (a genus of chytrids)
FamilyRHIZOPHYDIACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderRHIZOPHYDIALES (an order of fungi)
ClassCHYTRIDIOMYCETES (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
PhylumCHYTRIDIOMYCOTA (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhizophydium sphaerotheca (a chytrid)

Rhizophydium sphaerotheca (a chytrid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rhizophydium sphaerotheca (a chytrid):

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