Polytrichum piliferum Hedw.
(Bristly Haircap)

Interactions where Polytrichum piliferum 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
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 piliferum/Polytrichum piliferumbristly 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 piliferum/Polytrichum piliferumbristly haircapdeadcapsule (8-10)scattered or grouped, immersed, black, rugose, covered then piecing pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead capsule
leaf hair point leaf hair point is parasitised by mycelium Restricted Bryochiton perpusillus a pyrenomycete Pseudoperisporiaceae /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pseudoperisporiaceae/Bryochiton perpusillus/Bryochiton perpusillusa pyrenomycetemycelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Bryophyta/Polytrichopsida/Polytrichales/Polytrichaceae/Polytrichum piliferum/Polytrichum piliferumbristly haircapleaf hair pointSole mycelium parasitises leaf hair point
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 piliferum/Polytrichum piliferumbristly haircapdeadseta (8-10)scattered or grouped, immersed, black, rugose, covered then piecing pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead seta

Author & YearTitleSource
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPolytrichum piliferum (Bristly 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 piliferum (Bristly Haircap)

Polytrichum piliferum (Bristly 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 piliferum (Bristly Haircap):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 7 images of Polytrichum piliferum (Bristly Haircap)
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