Funaria hygrometrica Hedw.
(Common Cord-moss)

Interactions where Funaria hygrometrica 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
gametophyte is associate of gregarious apothecium UK/Ireland Anthracobia subatra a discomycete Pezizales: Pyronemataceae An extraordinary species of Anthracobia, A. subatra, new to Britain, with a Key to British species of the Genus (NBR 230), Yao, Y.-J., Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Anthracobia subatra/Anthracobia subatraa discomycetegregariousapothecium Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Funariales/Funariaceae/Funaria hygrometrica/Funaria hygrometricacommon cord-mossgametophyte gregarious apothecium is associated with gametophyte
gametophyte may house gregarious apothecium UK/Ireland Lamprospora carbonicola a discomycete Pezizales: Pyronemataceae Profiles of Fungi No. 87: Lamprospora carbonicola Boud., Yao, Y.-J. & Spooner, B.M., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Lamprospora carbonicola/Lamprospora carbonicolaa discomycetegregariousapothecium Plant / grows amongUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Funariales/Funariaceae/Funaria hygrometrica/Funaria hygrometricacommon cord-mossgametophyte (esp. Spring)gregarious apothecium grows among gametophyte
gametophyte may have epiphytic apothecium Octospora excipulata a discomycete Pezizales: Pyronemataceae Octospora and Inermisia in Western Europe, Dennis, R.W.G. & Itzerott, H., 1973
Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Octospora excipulata/Octospora excipulataa discomyceteapothecium Plant / epiphyte /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Funariales/Funariaceae/Funaria hygrometrica/Funaria hygrometricacommon cord-mossgametophyte apothecium grows on gametophyte
gametophyte may house apothecium Octospora excipulata a discomycete Pezizales: Pyronemataceae Octospora and Inermisia in Western Europe, Dennis, R.W.G. & Itzerott, H., 1973
Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Octospora excipulata/Octospora excipulataa discomyceteapothecium Plant / grows among /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Funariales/Funariaceae/Funaria hygrometrica/Funaria hygrometricacommon cord-mossgametophyte apothecium grows among gametophyte
gametophyte may house solitary or grouped, sessile apothecium Octospora hetieri a discomycete Pezizales: Pyronemataceae Octospora and Inermisia in Western Europe, Dennis, R.W.G. & Itzerott, H., 1973
Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Octospora hetieri/Octospora hetieria discomycetesolitary or grouped, sessileapothecium Plant / grows among /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Funariales/Funariaceae/Funaria hygrometrica/Funaria hygrometricacommon cord-mossgametophyte solitary or grouped, sessile apothecium grows among gametophyte
is associate of fruitbody Clavaria guilleminii a fairy club Agaricales: Clavariaceae 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/Clavariaceae/Clavaria guilleminii/Clavaria guilleminiia fairy clubfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Funariales/Funariaceae/Funaria hygrometrica/Funaria hygrometricacommon cord-moss fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody Clavaria tenuipes a fairy club Agaricales: Clavariaceae 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/Clavariaceae/Clavaria tenuipes/Clavaria tenuipesa fairy clubfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Funariales/Funariaceae/Funaria hygrometrica/Funaria hygrometricacommon cord-moss fruitbody is associated with
gametophyte is parasitised by fruitbody UK/Ireland Arrhenia retiruga Small Moss Oysterling Agaricales: Tricholomataceae 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/Tricholomataceae/Arrhenia retiruga/Arrhenia retirugasmall moss oysterlingfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Funariales/Funariaceae/Funaria hygrometrica/Funaria hygrometricacommon cord-mossgametophyte fruitbody parasitises gametophyte

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G. & Itzerott, H., 1973Octospora and Inermisia in Western EuropeKew Bulletin vol 28 (1): 5-23.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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
Yao, Y.-J. & Spooner, B.M., 1997Profiles of Fungi No. 87: Lamprospora carbonicola Boud.Mycologist Vol 11 (3): 132-133.
Yao, Y.-J., Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 1998An extraordinary species of Anthracobia, A. subatra, new to Britain, with a Key to British species of the Genus (NBR 230)Mycologist Vol 12 (1): 32-34.

Funaria hygrometrica (Common Cord-moss) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFunaria hygrometrica (Common Cord-moss)
GenusFunaria (a genus of cord-mosses)
FamilyFUNARIACEAE (cord- and bladder-mosses)
OrderFUNARIALES (clord-, bladder- and flag-mosses)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Funaria hygrometrica (Common Cord-moss)

Funaria hygrometrica (Common Cord-moss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Funaria hygrometrica (Common Cord-moss):

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