Zygorhizidium melosirae Canter
(a chytrid)

Interactions where Zygorhizidium melosirae 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 Aulacoseira italica ssp subarctica a diatom Aulacoseirales: Aulacoseiraceae Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytridiaceae/Zygorhizidium melosirae/Zygorhizidium melosiraea chytrid Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Bacillariophyceae/Aulacoseirales/Aulacoseiraceae/Aulacoseira italica subsp. subarctica/Aulacoseira italica subsp. subarcticaa diatom

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesZygorhizidium melosirae (a chytrid)
GenusZygorhizidium (a genus of chytrids)
FamilyCHYTRIDIACEAE (a family of chytrids)
OrderCHYTRIDIALES (chytrids)
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 Zygorhizidium melosirae (a chytrid)

Zygorhizidium melosirae (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 Zygorhizidium melosirae (a chytrid):

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