Cercidospora epipolytropa (Mudd) Arnold
(a lichenicolous ascomycete)

Interactions where Cercidospora epipolytropa 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
perithecium perithecium parasitises hymenium UK/Ireland Lecanora intricataQuestionable a lichen Lecanorales: Lecanoraceae 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/Cercidospora epipolytropa/Cercidospora epipolytropaa lichenicolous ascomyceteperithecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Lecanoraceae/Lecanora intricata/Lecanora intricataa lichen?hymenium
perithecium perithecium parasitises hymenium UK/Ireland Lecanora polytropa a lichen Lecanorales: Lecanoraceae 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/Cercidospora epipolytropa/Cercidospora epipolytropaa lichenicolous ascomyceteperithecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Lecanoraceae/Lecanora polytropa/Lecanora polytropaa lichenhymenium
perithecium perithecium parasitises hymenium UK/Ireland Megaspora verrucosaQuestionable a lichen Pertusariales: Megasporaceae 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/Cercidospora epipolytropa/Cercidospora epipolytropaa lichenicolous ascomyceteperithecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Pertusariales/Megasporaceae/Megaspora verrucosa/Megaspora verrucosaa lichen?hymenium

Author & YearTitleSource
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

Cercidospora epipolytropa (a lichenicolous ascomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cercidospora epipolytropa (a lichenicolous ascomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCercidospora epipolytropa (a lichenicolous ascomycete)
GenusCercidospora (a genus of lichens)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cercidospora epipolytropa (a lichenicolous ascomycete)

Cercidospora epipolytropa (a lichenicolous ascomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cercidospora epipolytropa (a lichenicolous ascomycete):

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