Verrucaria Schrad.
(a genus of lichens)

Interactions where Verrucaria 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 lirella UK/Ireland Melaspilea leciographoides a lichenicolous lichen Arthoniales: Melaspileaceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Arthoniomycetes/Arthoniales/Melaspileaceae/Melaspilea leciographoides/Melaspilea leciographoidesa lichenicolous lichenlirella Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Verrucariales/Verrucariaceae/Verrucaria/Verrucariaa genus of lichensthallus lirella parasitises thallus
thallus thallus of freshwater species is associate of perithecium UK/Ireland Collemopsidium angermannicum a lichenicolous lichen Pyrenulales: Xanthopyreniaceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
The Lichen Flora of Great Britain & Ireland, Purvis, O.W., Coppins, B.J., Hawksworth, D.L., James, P.W. & Moore, D.M., 1992
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pyrenulales/Xanthopyreniaceae/Collemopsidium angermannicum/Collemopsidium angermannicuma lichenicolous lichenperithecium Lichen / associateUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Verrucariales/Verrucariaceae/Verrucaria/Verrucariaa genus of lichensthallusfreshwater species perithecium is associated with thallus of freshwater species

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
Purvis, O.W., Coppins, B.J., Hawksworth, D.L., James, P.W. & Moore, D.M., 1992The Lichen Flora of Great Britain & Ireland710pp, Natural History Museum Publications

Verrucaria (a genus of lichens) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Verrucaria (a genus of lichens) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusVerrucaria (a genus of lichens)
FamilyVERRUCARIACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderVERRUCARIALES (an order of lichens)
ClassEUROTIOMYCETES (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 Verrucaria (a genus of lichens)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Halda, J. 2003 A taxonomic study of the calcicolous endolitic species of the genus Verrucaria (Ascomycotina, Verrucariales) with the lid-like and radiately opening involucrellum Acta Mus. Richnov Vol 10 (1): 1-148.

Verrucaria (a genus of lichens) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Verrucaria (a genus of lichens):

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