Usnea subfloridana Stirt.
(a beard lichen)

Interactions where Usnea subfloridana 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
branch (terminal) branch (terminal) is galled by basidioma UK/Ireland Biatoropsis usnearum a jelly fungus Tremellales: Tremellaceae Biatoropsis usnearum Rasanen, and other heterobasidiomycetes on Usnea, Diederich, P. & Christiansen, M.S., 1994
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Biatoropsis usnearum/Biatoropsis usnearuma jelly fungusbasidioma Lichen / gallUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Parmeliaceae/Usnea subfloridana/Usnea subfloridanaa beard lichenbranch (terminal) basidioma causes galls on branch (terminal)
thallus tip thallus tip is galled by largely superficial, clustered perithecium UK/Ireland Endococcus apiciicola a lichenicolous fungus Biatoropsis usnearum Rasanen, and other heterobasidiomycetes on Usnea, Diederich, P. & Christiansen, M.S., 1994
A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Endococcus apiciicola/Endococcus apiciicolaa lichenicolous funguslargely superficial, clusteredperithecium Lichen / gallUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Parmeliaceae/Usnea subfloridana/Usnea subfloridanaa beard lichenthallus tip largely superficial, clustered perithecium causes galls on thallus tip

Author & YearTitleSource
Diederich, P. & Christiansen, M.S., 1994Biatoropsis usnearum Rasanen, and other heterobasidiomycetes on UsneaLichenologist Vol 26 (1): 47-66.
Hawksworth, D.L., 1983A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles44pp, The British Lichen Society
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

Usnea subfloridana (a beard lichen) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Usnea subfloridana (a beard lichen) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUsnea subfloridana (a beard lichen)
GenusUsnea (beard lichens, old man’s beard)
FamilyPARMELIACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderLECANORALES (an order of lichens)
SubclassLECANOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
ClassLECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
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Usnea subfloridana (a beard lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Usnea subfloridana (a beard lichen):

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