Rhizocarpon petraeum (Wulfen) A. Massal.
(a lichen)

Interactions where Rhizocarpon petraeum 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
thallus thallus is parasitised by perithecium UK/Ireland Arthopyrenia allogena a lichenicolous lichen Pleosporales: Arthopyreniaceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Arthopyreniaceae/Arthopyrenia allogena/Arthopyrenia allogenaa lichenicolous lichenperithecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Rhizocarpales/Rhizocarpaceae/Rhizocarpon petraeum/Rhizocarpon petraeuma lichenthallus perithecium parasitises thallus
thallus thallus is parasitised by perithecium UK/Ireland Phaeospora parasitica a lichenicolous lichen Verrucariales: Verrucariaceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Verrucariales/Verrucariaceae/Phaeospora parasitica/Phaeospora parasiticaa lichenicolous lichenperithecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Rhizocarpales/Rhizocarpaceae/Rhizocarpon petraeum/Rhizocarpon petraeuma lichenthallus perithecium parasitises thallus
thallus thallus is parasitised by perithecium UK/Ireland Phaeospora rimosicola a lichenicolous lichen Verrucariales: Verrucariaceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Verrucariales/Verrucariaceae/Phaeospora rimosicola/Phaeospora rimosicolaa lichenicolous lichenperithecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Rhizocarpales/Rhizocarpaceae/Rhizocarpon petraeum/Rhizocarpon petraeuma lichenthallus perithecium parasitises thallus

Author & YearTitleSource
Hawksworth, D.L., 1983A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles44pp, The British Lichen Society

Rhizocarpon petraeum (a lichen) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Rhizocarpon petraeum (a lichen) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhizocarpon petraeum (a lichen)
GenusRhizocarpon (a genus of lichens)
FamilyRHIZOCARPACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderRHIZOCARPALES (an order of fungi)
SubclassLECANOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
ClassLECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhizocarpon petraeum (a lichen)

Rhizocarpon petraeum (a lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rhizocarpon petraeum (a lichen):

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