Olpidium utriculforme Scherffel
(a chytrid)

Interactions where Olpidium utriculforme 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
		parasitises			Closterium costatum	a desmid	Desmidiales: Closteriaceae	Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Olpidiales/Olpidiaceae/Olpidium utriculforme/	Olpidium utriculforme	a chytrid					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Closteriaceae/Closterium costatum/	Closterium costatum	a desmid
		parasitises			Closterium lunula	a desmid	Desmidiales: Closteriaceae	Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Olpidiales/Olpidiaceae/Olpidium utriculforme/	Olpidium utriculforme	a chytrid					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Closteriaceae/Closterium lunula/	Closterium lunula	a desmid
		parasitises			Closterium dianeae	a desmid	Desmidiales: Closteriaceae	Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Olpidiales/Olpidiaceae/Olpidium utriculforme/	Olpidium utriculforme	a chytrid					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Closteriaceae/Closterium dianeae/	Closterium dianeae	a desmid

Author & Year	Title	Source
Canter, H.M., 1953	Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids	TBMS Vol 36 (4): 278-301.

Olpidium utriculforme (a chytrid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Olpidium utriculforme (a chytrid) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Olpidium
(a genus of chytridiomycete fungi)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Olpidium utriculforme (a chytrid)
Genus	Olpidium (a genus of chytridiomycete fungi)
Family	OLPIDIACEAE (a family of chytridiomycete fungi)
Order	OLPIDIALES (an order of fungi)
Subclass	CHYTRIDIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
Class	CHYTRIDIOMYCETES (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
Phylum	CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Olpidium utriculforme is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Chytridiomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Olpidium utriculforme (a chytrid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA
(chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Olpidium utriculforme (a chytrid):

Olpidium
(a genus of chytridiomycete fungi)

CHYTRIDIOMYCETES
(chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)

CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA
(chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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