Polytrichum commune Hedw.
(Common Haircap)

Interactions where Polytrichum commune is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
is associate of nymph Myrmedobia exilis a minute bug Hemiptera: Microphysidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Microphysidae/Myrmedobia exilis/Myrmedobia exilisa minute bugnymph Plant / associate /Plantae/Bryophyta/Polytrichopsida/Polytrichales/Polytrichaceae/Polytrichum commune/Polytrichum communecommon haircap nymph is associated with
apophysis (dead) dead apophysis is decayed by scattered or grouped, immersed, black, rugose, covered then piecing pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria thecicola a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria thecicola/Septoria thecicolaa leaf-spot fungusscattered or grouped, immersed, black, rugose, covered then piecingpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Polytrichopsida/Polytrichales/Polytrichaceae/Polytrichum commune/Polytrichum communecommon haircapdeadapophysis (8-10)scattered or grouped, immersed, black, rugose, covered then piecing pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead apophysis
capsule (dead) dead capsule is decayed by scattered or grouped, immersed, black, rugose, covered then piecing pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria thecicola a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria thecicola/Septoria thecicolaa leaf-spot fungusscattered or grouped, immersed, black, rugose, covered then piecingpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Polytrichopsida/Polytrichales/Polytrichaceae/Polytrichum commune/Polytrichum communecommon haircapdeadcapsule (8-10)scattered or grouped, immersed, black, rugose, covered then piecing pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead capsule
leaf (between lamellae) leaf (between lamellae) is parasitised by perithecium Restricted Epibryon interlamellare an ascomycete Pseudoperisporiaceae /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pseudoperisporiaceae/Epibryon interlamellare/Epibryon interlamellarean ascomyceteperithecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Bryophyta/Polytrichopsida/Polytrichales/Polytrichaceae/Polytrichum commune/Polytrichum communecommon haircapleaf (between lamellae)Sole perithecium parasitises leaf (between lamellae)
leaf leaf is parasitised by mycelium Restricted Epibryon interlamellare an ascomycete Pseudoperisporiaceae /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pseudoperisporiaceae/Epibryon interlamellare/Epibryon interlamellarean ascomycetemycelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Bryophyta/Polytrichopsida/Polytrichales/Polytrichaceae/Polytrichum commune/Polytrichum communecommon haircapleafSole mycelium parasitises leaf
seta (dead) dead seta is decayed by scattered or grouped, immersed, black, rugose, covered then piecing pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria thecicola a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria thecicola/Septoria thecicolaa leaf-spot fungusscattered or grouped, immersed, black, rugose, covered then piecingpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Polytrichopsida/Polytrichales/Polytrichaceae/Polytrichum commune/Polytrichum communecommon haircapdeadseta (8-10)scattered or grouped, immersed, black, rugose, covered then piecing pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead seta

Polytrichum commune (Common Haircap) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPolytrichum commune (Common Haircap)
GenusPolytrichum (a genus of haircaps)
FamilyPOLYTRICHACEAE (haircap and smoothcap mosses)
OrderPOLYTRICHALES (haircap and smoothcap mosses)
ClassPOLYTRICHOPSIDA (haircap and smoothcap mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Polytrichum commune (Common Haircap)

Polytrichum commune (Common Haircap) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Polytrichum commune (Common Haircap):

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