Rhizophydium columnare Canter
(a chytrid)

Interactions where Rhizophydium columnare 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 UK/Ireland Spirotaenia condensata a desmid Zygnematales: Mesotaeniaceae Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium columnare/Rhizophydium columnarea chytrid Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Zygnematales/Mesotaeniaceae/Spirotaenia condensata/Spirotaenia condensataa desmid

Author & YearTitleSource
Canter, H.M., 1953Annotated list of British Aquatic ChytridsTBMS Vol 36 (4): 278-301.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhizophydium columnare (a chytrid)
GenusRhizophydium (a genus of chytrids)
FamilyRHIZOPHYDIACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderRHIZOPHYDIALES (an order of fungi)
ClassCHYTRIDIOMYCETES (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
PhylumCHYTRIDIOMYCOTA (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhizophydium columnare (a chytrid)

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

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

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