Thuja L.
(red cedars)

Interactions where Thuja 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 associate of fruitbody Melanophyllum haematospermum Redspored Dapperling Agaricales: Agaricaceae 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/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Melanophyllum haematospermum/Melanophyllum haematospermumredspored dapperlingfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedars fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody Rare Limacella delicata var vinosorubescens a toadstool Agaricales: Amanitaceae 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/Agaricales/Amanitaceae/Limacella delicata var. vinosorubescens/Limacella delicata var. vinosorubescensa toadstoolfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarsRare fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody Geastrum coronatum Crowned Earthstar Geastrales: Geastraceae 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/Geastrales/Geastraceae/Geastrum coronatum/Geastrum coronatumcrowned earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedars fruitbody is associated with
(dead) dead debris is decayed by fruitbody Hemimycena lactea Milky Bonnet Agaricales: Mycenaceae 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/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Hemimycena lactea/Hemimycena lacteamilky bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarsdeaddebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead debris
(decayed) decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Minor Hydropus floccipes a toadstool Agaricales: Marasmiaceae 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/Agaricales/Marasmiaceae/Hydropus floccipes/Hydropus floccipesa toadstoolfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarsdecayeddebrisMinor fruitbody is saprobic on decayed debris
bark bark of old living tree may have epiphytic resupinate fruitbody UK/Ireland Amylostereum laevigatum Yew Duster Russulales: Amylostereaceae 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/Russulales/Amylostereaceae/Amylostereum laevigatum/Amylostereum laevigatumyew dusterresupinatefruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarsbarkold living tree resupinate fruitbody grows on bark of old living tree
bark (dead) dead bark may have epiphytic resupinate fruitbody UK/Ireland Amylostereum laevigatum Yew Duster Russulales: Amylostereaceae 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/Russulales/Amylostereaceae/Amylostereum laevigatum/Amylostereum laevigatumyew dusterresupinatefruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarsdeadbark resupinate fruitbody grows on dead bark
bark (live) live bark has sap sucked by Major Parthenolecanium fletcheri Fletcher Scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Fletcher Scale Parthenolecanium fletcheri (Hemiptera: Coccidae), a North American pest of Cypress and Yew in Britain, Malumphy, C., 2011
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Parthenolecanium fletcheri/Parthenolecanium fletcheriFletcher scale Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarslivebarkMajor sucks sap of live bark
branch (cankered) cankered branch may be infected and damaged by Minor Seiridium cardinale Cypress Canker - causative organism Xylariales: Amphisphaeriaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Amphisphaeriaceae/Seiridium cardinale/Seiridium cardinalecypress canker (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarscankeredbranchMinor infects and damages cankered branch
brash (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed brash is decayed by fruitbody Major Marasmiellus ramealis Twig Parachute Agaricales: Omphalotaceae 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/Agaricales/Omphalotaceae/Marasmiellus ramealis/Marasmiellus ramealistwig parachutefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarsdead, fallen, decayedbrashMajor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed brash
cambium cambium may contain larva Phloeosinus thujae a bark or ambrosia beetle Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Phloeosinus thujae/Phloeosinus thujaea bark or ambrosia beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarscambium larva feeds within cambium
cone (unripe) unripe cone has sap sucked by nymph UK/Ireland Cyphostethus tristriatus Juniper Shieldbug Hemiptera: Acanthosomatidae Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wild, Hawkins, R.D., 1985
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Cyphostethus tristriatus/Cyphostethus tristriatusjuniper shieldbugnymph Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarsunripecone nymph sucks sap of unripe cone
foliage (live, yellowed) live, yellowed foliage of esp. dwarf is spun by colonial Oligonychus ununguis Conifer Spinning Mite, Spruce Spider Mite Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Tetranychidae/Oligonychus ununguis/Oligonychus ununguisconifer spinning mite, spruce spider mitecolonial Foodplant / spinner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarslive, yellowedfoliageesp. dwarf (5-7)colonial spins live, yellowed foliage of esp. dwarf
foliage (live) live foliage has sap sucked by Cinara cupressi Cypress Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Cinara (Cupressobium) cupressi/Cinara (Cupressobium) cupressicypress aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarslivefoliage (5-8)sucks sap of live foliage
foliage (live) live foliage has sap sucked by Major Parthenolecanium fletcheri Fletcher Scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Fletcher Scale Parthenolecanium fletcheri (Hemiptera: Coccidae), a North American pest of Cypress and Yew in Britain, Malumphy, C., 2011
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Parthenolecanium fletcheri/Parthenolecanium fletcheriFletcher scale Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarslivefoliageMajor sucks sap of live foliage
leaf (esp base) leaf (esp base) is foodplant of immersed, mostly epiphyllous pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph Phoma thujana a coelomycete Pleosporales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phoma thujana/Phoma thujanaa coelomyceteimmersed, mostly epiphyllouspycnidiumPhoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarsleaf (esp base) immersed, mostly epiphyllous pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph feeds on leaf (esp base)
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by apothecium Chloroscypha seaveri a discomycete Helotiales: Helotiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Chloroscypha seaveri/Chloroscypha seaveria discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarsdeadleaf apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
needle (dead, fallen, decaying) dead, fallen, decaying needle is decayed by fruitbody Rare Marasmius wynneae Pearly Parachute Agaricales: Marasmiaceae 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/Agaricales/Marasmiaceae/Marasmius wynneae/Marasmius wynneaepearly parachutefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarsdead, fallen, decayingneedleRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decaying needle
plant (live) live plant may be infected and damaged by fruitbody UK/IrelandMinor Armillaria gallica Bulbous Honey Fungus Agaricales: Physalacriaceae 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/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria gallica/Armillaria gallicabulbous honey fungusfruitbody Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarsliveplantMinor fruitbody infects and damages live plant
shoot (live) live shoot has sap sucked by Major Parthenolecanium fletcheri Fletcher Scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Fletcher Scale Parthenolecanium fletcheri (Hemiptera: Coccidae), a North American pest of Cypress and Yew in Britain, Malumphy, C., 2011
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Parthenolecanium fletcheri/Parthenolecanium fletcheriFletcher scale Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarsliveshootMajor sucks sap of live shoot
soil soil of tree is decayed by fruitbody Minor Lepiota castanea Chestnut Dapperling Agaricales: Agaricaceae 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/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Lepiota castanea/Lepiota castaneachestnut dapperlingfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarssoiltreeMinor fruitbody is saprobic on soil of tree
stump (large) (decayed, dead) decayed, dead stump (large) is decayed by caespitose fruitbody QuestionableRare Kuehneromyces mutabilis Sheathed Woodtuft, Velvet Tough-shank Agaricales: Strophariaceae 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/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Kuehneromyces mutabilis/Kuehneromyces mutabilissheathed woodtuft, velvet tough-shankcaespitosefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedars?decayed, deadstump (large)Rare caespitose fruitbody is saprobic on decayed, dead stump (large)
trunk (large) (decayed, dead, fallen) decayed, dead, fallen trunk (large) is decayed by caespitose fruitbody QuestionableRare Kuehneromyces mutabilis Sheathed Woodtuft, Velvet Tough-shank Agaricales: Strophariaceae 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/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Kuehneromyces mutabilis/Kuehneromyces mutabilissheathed woodtuft, velvet tough-shankcaespitosefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedars?decayed, dead, fallentrunk (large)Rare caespitose fruitbody is saprobic on decayed, dead, fallen trunk (large)
trunk (cankered) cankered trunk may be infected and damaged by Minor Seiridium cardinale Cypress Canker - causative organism Xylariales: Amphisphaeriaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Amphisphaeriaceae/Seiridium cardinale/Seiridium cardinalecypress canker (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarscankeredtrunkMinor infects and damages cankered trunk
twig twig is foodplant of somewhat scattered, subepidermal pycnidium of Macrophoma coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Macrophoma thujana a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Botryosphaeriaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Macrophoma thujana/Macrophoma thujanaa coelomycetesomewhat scattered, subepidermalpycnidiumMacrophoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarstwig somewhat scattered, subepidermal pycnidium of Macrophoma coelomycetous anamorph feeds on twig
wood (dead, decayed) dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody Major Serpula himantioides a resupinate bolete Boletales: Serpulaceae 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/Boletales/Serpulaceae/Serpula himantioides/Serpula himantioidesa resupinate boletefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarsdead, decayedwoodMajor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood
wood (dead, decayed) dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody UK/IrelandMinor Bjerkandera adusta Smoky Bracket Polyporales: Meruliaceae 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/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Bjerkandera adusta/Bjerkandera adustasmoky bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarsdead, decayedwoodMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood
wood (dead) dead wood is decayed by fruitbody UK/IrelandMinor Armillaria gallica Bulbous Honey Fungus Agaricales: Physalacriaceae 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/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria gallica/Armillaria gallicabulbous honey fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarsdeadwoodMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Hawkins, R.D., 1985Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wildHet News No 6: 3.
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
Malumphy, C., 2011Fletcher Scale Parthenolecanium fletcheri (Hemiptera: Coccidae), a North American pest of Cypress and Yew in BritainBr. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 24 (4): 211-216, Plate 14.

Thuja (red cedars) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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Species 5 trophisms
Species 8 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusThuja (red cedars)
FamilyCUPRESSACEAE (cypresses, junipers, redwoods, and red- and incense cedars)
OrderPINALES (conifers)
ClassPINOPSIDA (conifers)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Thuja (red cedars)

Thuja (red cedars) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Thuja (red cedars):

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