Skyttea nitschkei (Körb.) Sherwood, D. Hawksw. & Coppins
(a lichenicolous discomycete)

Interactions where Skyttea nitschkei 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
apothecium (urceolate) urceolate apothecium parasitises thallus UK/Ireland Thelotrema lepadinum Barnacle Lichen Ostropales: Graphidaceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Skyttea nitschkei/Skyttea nitschkeia lichenicolous discomyceteurceolateapothecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Ostropales/Graphidaceae/Thelotrema lepadinum/Thelotrema lepadinumbarnacle lichenthallus
apothecium (urceolate) urceolate apothecium lives on/in thallus UK/Ireland Thelotrema lepadinum Barnacle Lichen Ostropales: Graphidaceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Skyttea nitschkei/Skyttea nitschkeia lichenicolous discomyceteurceolateapothecium Lichen / symbiontUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Ostropales/Graphidaceae/Thelotrema lepadinum/Thelotrema lepadinumbarnacle lichenthallus

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

Skyttea nitschkei (a lichenicolous discomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Skyttea nitschkei (a lichenicolous discomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSkyttea nitschkei (a lichenicolous discomycete)
GenusSkyttea (a genus of lichenicolous discomycetes)
OrderHELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
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 Skyttea nitschkei (a lichenicolous discomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Hawksworth, D.L. 2004 Fungi living on lichens: a source of unexplored diversity British Wildlife Vol 15, No. 3: 192-199.
Hawksworth, D.L. 1975 Notes on British Lichenicolous Fungi, I Kew Bulletin Vol 30 (1): 183-203.

Skyttea nitschkei (a lichenicolous discomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Skyttea nitschkei (a lichenicolous discomycete):

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