Staurastrum planctonicum Teiling, 1946
(a desmid)

Interactions where Staurastrum planctonicum 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
cell (dying, chytrid-infected) dying, chytrid-infected cell is decayed by UK/Ireland Phlyctochytrium planicorne a chytrid (cellulose saprobe) Chytridiales: Chytridiaceae Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytridiaceae/Phlyctochytrium planicorne/Phlyctochytrium planicornea chytrid (cellulose saprobe) Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurastrum planctonicum/Staurastrum planctonicuma desmiddying, chytrid-infectedcell is saprobic on dying, chytrid-infected cell
cell (dying, chytrid-infected) dying, chytrid-infected cell is decayed by UK/Ireland Alphamyces chaetifer a chytrid Rhizophydiales Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Alphamyces chaetifer/Alphamyces chaetifera chytrid Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurastrum planctonicum/Staurastrum planctonicuma desmiddying, chytrid-infectedcell is saprobic on dying, chytrid-infected cell
cell (dying, chytrid-infected) dying, chytrid-infected cell is decayed by UK/Ireland Rhizophydium ubiquetum a chytrid Rhizophydiales: Rhizophydiaceae Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium ubiquetum/Rhizophydium ubiquetuma chytrid Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurastrum planctonicum/Staurastrum planctonicuma desmiddying, chytrid-infectedcell is saprobic on dying, chytrid-infected cell

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

Staurastrum planctonicum (a desmid) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesStaurastrum planctonicum (a desmid)
GenusStaurastrum (a genus of desmids)
FamilyDESMIDIACEAE (placoderm desmids)
SuborderDESMIDIINEAE (placoderm desmids)
OrderDESMIDIALES (desmids)
ClassZYGNEMATOPHYCEAE (desmids and filamentous charophycean algae)
PhylumCHAROPHYTA (stoneworts, desmids, charaphytes etc, charophytes)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Staurastrum planctonicum (a desmid)

Staurastrum planctonicum (a desmid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Staurastrum planctonicum (a desmid):

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