Rhizophydium gibbosum (Zopf) A. Fisch.
(a chytrid)

Interactions where Rhizophydium gibbosum 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
is parasitoid of egg ROTIFERA rotifers Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium gibbosum/Rhizophydium gibbosuma chytrid Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Rotifera/Rotiferarotifersegg
feeds on UK/Ireland Staurastrum anatinum a desmid Desmidiales: Desmidiaceae Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium gibbosum/Rhizophydium gibbosuma chytrid Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurastrum anatinum/Staurastrum anatinuma desmid
feeds on UK/Ireland Staurastrum pseudopelagicum a desmid Desmidiales: Desmidiaceae Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium gibbosum/Rhizophydium gibbosuma chytrid Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurastrum pseudopelagicum/Staurastrum pseudopelagicuma desmid
feeds on UK/Ireland Staurodesmus a genus of desmids Desmidiales: Desmidiaceae Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium gibbosum/Rhizophydium gibbosuma chytrid Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurodesmus/Staurodesmusa genus of desmids
feeds on UK/Ireland Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatus a desmid Desmidiales: Desmidiaceae Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium gibbosum/Rhizophydium gibbosuma chytrid Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatus/Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatusa desmid
feeds on UK/Ireland Staurodesmus jaculiferus a desmid Desmidiales: Desmidiaceae Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium gibbosum/Rhizophydium gibbosuma chytrid Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurodesmus jaculiferus/Staurodesmus jaculiferusa desmid
feeds on Penium a genus of desmids Desmidiales: Peniaceae Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium gibbosum/Rhizophydium gibbosuma chytrid Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Peniaceae/Penium/Peniuma genus of desmids
feeds on Spirogyra a genus of filamentous green algae Zygnematales: Zygnemataceae Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium gibbosum/Rhizophydium gibbosuma chytrid Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Zygnematales/Zygnemataceae/Spirogyra/Spirogyraa genus of filamentous green algae
parasitises cyst UK/Ireland PROTOZOA protists, single-celled organisms Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium gibbosum/Rhizophydium gibbosuma chytrid Animal / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Protozoa/Protozoaprotists, single-celled organismscyst

Author & YearTitleSource
Canter, H.M., 1961Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmidsTBMS Vol 44 (2): 163-176.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhizophydium gibbosum (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 gibbosum (a chytrid)

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

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Canter, H.M. 1961 Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids TBMS Vol 44 (2): 163-176.

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

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