Dryopteris filix-mas agg.
(male fern)

Interactions where Dryopteris filix-mas agg. 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
has sap sucked by adult Major Bryocoris pteridis Fernbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Bryocoris pteridis/Bryocoris pteridisfernbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Dryopteris filix-mas agg./Dryopteris filix-mas agg.male fernMajor adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph Major Bryocoris pteridis Fernbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Bryocoris pteridis/Bryocoris pteridisfernbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Dryopteris filix-mas agg./Dryopteris filix-mas agg.male fernMajor nymph sucks sap of
frond frond is grazed by larva Major Aneugmenus coronatus a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Aneugmenus coronatus/Aneugmenus coronatusa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Dryopteris filix-mas agg./Dryopteris filix-mas agg.male fernfrondMajor larva grazes on frond
frond frond is grazed by larva Major Stromboceros delicatulus a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Stromboceros delicatulus/Stromboceros delicatulusa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Dryopteris filix-mas agg./Dryopteris filix-mas agg.male fernfrondMajor larva grazes on frond
frond frond is grazed by larva Major Strongylogaster multifasciata a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Strongylogaster multifasciata/Strongylogaster multifasciataa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Dryopteris filix-mas agg./Dryopteris filix-mas agg.male fernfrondMajor larva grazes on frond
rachis (dead, decayed) dead, decayed rachis is decayed by fruitbody Vararia ochroleuca a basidiomycete fungus Russulales: Lachnocladiaceae 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/Lachnocladiaceae/Vararia ochroleuca/Vararia ochroleucaa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Dryopteris filix-mas agg./Dryopteris filix-mas agg.male ferndead, decayedrachis fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed rachis

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1952Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(b), 137pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
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
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Dryopteris filix-mas agg. (male fern) 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
Dryopteris filix-mas
Common Male Fern, Male-fern
Species 16 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
Species aggregateDryopteris filix-mas agg. (male fern)
GenusDryopteris (buckler ferns)
FamilyDRYOPTERIDACEAE (buckler ferns)
OrderPOLYPODIALES (an order of ferns)
ClassPOLYPODIOPSIDA (a class of ferns)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dryopteris filix-mas agg. (male fern)

Dryopteris filix-mas agg. (male fern) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Dryopteris filix-mas agg. (male fern):

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