Abrothallus suecicus (Kirschst.) Nordin
(a lichenicolous ascomycete)

Interactions where Abrothallus suecicus 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		apothecium parasitises apothecium			Ramalina calicaris	a lichen	Lecanorales: Ramalinaceae	A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Abrothallales/Abrothallaceae/Abrothallus suecicus/	Abrothallus suecicus	a lichenicolous ascomycete				apothecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Ramalinaceae/Ramalina calicaris/	Ramalina calicaris	a lichen				apothecium
apothecium		apothecium parasitises thallus			Ramalina calicaris	a lichen	Lecanorales: Ramalinaceae	A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Abrothallales/Abrothallaceae/Abrothallus suecicus/	Abrothallus suecicus	a lichenicolous ascomycete				apothecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Ramalinaceae/Ramalina calicaris/	Ramalina calicaris	a lichen			thallus		Minor
apothecium		apothecium parasitises apothecium			Ramalina fastigiata	a lichen	Lecanorales: Ramalinaceae	A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Abrothallales/Abrothallaceae/Abrothallus suecicus/	Abrothallus suecicus	a lichenicolous ascomycete				apothecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Ramalinaceae/Ramalina fastigiata/	Ramalina fastigiata	a lichen				apothecium
apothecium		apothecium parasitises thallus			Ramalina fastigiata	a lichen	Lecanorales: Ramalinaceae	A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Abrothallales/Abrothallaceae/Abrothallus suecicus/	Abrothallus suecicus	a lichenicolous ascomycete				apothecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Ramalinaceae/Ramalina fastigiata/	Ramalina fastigiata	a lichen			thallus		Minor
apothecium		apothecium parasitises apothecium			Ramalina fraxinea	a lichen	Lecanorales: Ramalinaceae	A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Abrothallales/Abrothallaceae/Abrothallus suecicus/	Abrothallus suecicus	a lichenicolous ascomycete				apothecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Ramalinaceae/Ramalina fraxinea/	Ramalina fraxinea	a lichen				apothecium
apothecium		apothecium parasitises thallus			Ramalina fraxinea	a lichen	Lecanorales: Ramalinaceae	A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Abrothallales/Abrothallaceae/Abrothallus suecicus/	Abrothallus suecicus	a lichenicolous ascomycete				apothecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Ramalinaceae/Ramalina fraxinea/	Ramalina fraxinea	a lichen			thallus		Minor

Author & Year	Title	Source
Hawksworth, D.L., 1983	A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles	44pp, The British Lichen Society

Abrothallus suecicus (a lichenicolous ascomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Abrothallus suecicus (a lichenicolous ascomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Lichenes
(lichens)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Subtaxon				Rank	Featured subtaxa	No of interactions	No of references
Vouauxiomyces ramalinae a lichenicolous coelomycete				Anamorphic Species		6 trophisms

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Abrothallus suecicus (a lichenicolous ascomycete)
Genus	Abrothallus (a genus of lichens)
Family	ABROTHALLACEAE (a family of lichens)
Order	ABROTHALLALES (an order of lichens)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Abrothallus suecicus is also a member of:
Lichenes - lichens (via Abrothallus)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Abrothallus suecicus (a lichenicolous ascomycete)

Abrothallus suecicus (a lichenicolous ascomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Lichenes
(lichens)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Abrothallus suecicus (a lichenicolous ascomycete):

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Lichenes
(lichens)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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