Arthonia varians (Davies) Nyl.
(a lichenicolous lichen)

Interactions where Arthonia varians 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
ascoma ascoma parasitises blackening apothecium UK/Ireland Glaucomaria rupicola var rupicola Slow-growing Lichen Lecanorales: Lecanoraceae 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/Arthoniaceae/Arthonia varians/Arthonia variansa lichenicolous lichenascoma Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Lecanoraceae/Glaucomaria rupicola var. rupicola/Glaucomaria rupicola var. rupicolaslow-growing lichenblackeningapothecium
ascoma ascoma lives on/in blackening apothecium UK/Ireland Glaucomaria rupicola var rupicola Slow-growing Lichen Lecanorales: Lecanoraceae 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/Arthoniaceae/Arthonia varians/Arthonia variansa lichenicolous lichenascoma Lichen / symbiontUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Lecanoraceae/Glaucomaria rupicola var. rupicola/Glaucomaria rupicola var. rupicolaslow-growing lichenblackeningapothecium

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

Arthonia varians (a lichenicolous lichen) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Arthonia varians (a lichenicolous lichen) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArthonia varians (a lichenicolous lichen)
GenusArthonia (a genus of lichens)
FamilyARTHONIACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderARTHONIALES (an order of lichens)
SubclassARTHONIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
ClassARTHONIOMYCETES (a class of lichens)
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 Arthonia varians (a lichenicolous lichen)

Arthonia varians (a lichenicolous lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Arthonia varians (a lichenicolous lichen):

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