Cladonia P. Browne
(cup lichens)

Interactions where Cladonia 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 trunk [Trees with bark of low pH] acid-barked trees /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Cladoniaceae/Cladonia/Cladoniacup lichens Plant / epiphyte /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees with bark of low pH/Trees with bark of low pHacid-barked treestrunk

Interactions where Cladonia 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').

Filters:

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 Foreign Acremonium lichenicola a lichenicolous anamorphic fungus Hypocreales The Lichenicolous Hyphomycetes, Hawksworth, D.L., 1979
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Acremonium lichenicola/Acremonium lichenicolaa lichenicolous anamorphic fungus Lichen / associateForeign /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Cladoniaceae/Cladonia/Cladoniacup lichens is associated with
is associate of Foreign Acremonium rhabdosporum a lichenicolous anamorphic fungus Hypocreales The Lichenicolous Hyphomycetes, Hawksworth, D.L., 1979
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Acremonium rhabdosporum/Acremonium rhabdosporuma lichenicolous anamorphic fungus Lichen / associateForeign /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Cladoniaceae/Cladonia/Cladoniacup lichens is associated with
photobiont photobiont is kleptoparasitised by apothecium UK/Ireland Diploschistes muscorum a lichen Ostropales: Graphidaceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Ostropales/Graphidaceae/Diploschistes muscorum/Diploschistes muscoruma lichenapothecium Lichen / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Cladoniaceae/Cladonia/Cladoniacup lichensphotobiont apothecium kleptoparasitises photobiont
podetium (discoloured brownish) discoloured brownish podetium is parasitised by pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Lichenoconium pyxidatae a lichenicolous coelomycete Lichenoconiales: Lichenoconiaceae 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/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium pyxidatae/Lichenoconium pyxidataea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Cladoniaceae/Cladonia/Cladoniacup lichensdiscoloured brownishpodetium pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph parasitises discoloured brownish podetium
primary thallus (bleached) bleached primary thallus may be infected and damaged by conidioma of hainesia coelycetous anamorph ForeignRestricted Hainesia brevicladoniae (A Lichenicolous Coelomycete) Helotiales: Chaetomellaceae Two new lichenicolous species of Hainesia (asexual Ascomycetes) growing on Cladonia, Diederich, P. & van den Boom, P., 2013
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Chaetomellaceae/Hainesia brevicladoniae/Hainesia brevicladoniae(a lichenicolous coelomycete)conidiomahainesia coelycetous anamorph Lichen / pathogenForeign /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Cladoniaceae/Cladonia/Cladoniacup lichensbleachedprimary thallusSole conidioma of hainesia coelycetous anamorph infects and damages bleached primary thallus
squamule squamule is parasitised by apothecium UK/Ireland Bachmanniomyces punctum a fungus A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Bachmanniomyces punctum/Bachmanniomyces punctuma fungusapothecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Cladoniaceae/Cladonia/Cladoniacup lichenssquamule apothecium parasitises squamule
squamule squamule is parasitised by stalked apothecium UK/Ireland Chaenothecopsis parasitaster a lichenicolous lichen Mycocaliciales: Mycocaliciaceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Mycocaliciales/Mycocaliciaceae/Chaenothecopsis parasitaster/Chaenothecopsis parasitastera lichenicolous lichenstalkedapothecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Cladoniaceae/Cladonia/Cladoniacup lichenssquamule stalked apothecium parasitises squamule
squamule squamule is parasitised by perithecium UK/Ireland Roselliniella cladoniae a lichenicolous fungus Sordariales A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Roselliniella cladoniae/Roselliniella cladoniaea lichenicolous fungusperithecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Cladoniaceae/Cladonia/Cladoniacup lichenssquamule perithecium parasitises squamule
thallus thallus is parasitised by perithecium UK/Ireland Lichenosticta alcicornaria a lichenicolous coelomycete A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lichenosticta alcicornaria/Lichenosticta alcicornariaa lichenicolous coelomyceteperithecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Cladoniaceae/Cladonia/Cladoniacup lichensthallus perithecium parasitises thallus

Author & YearTitleSource
Diederich, P. & van den Boom, P., 2013Two new lichenicolous species of Hainesia (asexual Ascomycetes) growing on CladoniaBull. Soc. Nat. luxemb. Vol 114: 59-63.
Hawksworth, D.L., 1979The Lichenicolous HyphomycetesBull. Br. mus. nat. hist. bot. Vol 6 (3): 183-300.
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

Cladonia (cup lichens) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cladonia (cup lichens) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species sensu lato 2 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Informal 1 subtaxa 3 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCladonia (cup lichens)
FamilyCLADONIACEAE (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cladonia (cup lichens)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Eversham, B. 2003 Heathland lichens: a key to Cladonia in Beds, Cambs and Northants http://www.wildlifebcnp.org/ecology-resources.htm
Hodgetts, N.G. 1992 Cladonia: a field guide 39pp, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough
Sparrius, L. De Nederlandse Cladonia’s www.biodiv.nl/lichens/cladonia/

Cladonia (cup lichens) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cladonia (cup lichens):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 235 images of Cladonia (cup lichens)
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