Baeomyces rufus (Huds.) Rebent.
(a lichen)

Interactions where Baeomyces rufus 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').

Filters:

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
		is parasitised by apothecium			Dactylospora athallina	a lichenicolous fungus	Lecanorales: Dactylosporaceae	A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Dactylosporaceae/Dactylospora athallina/	Dactylospora athallina	a lichenicolous fungus				apothecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Baeomycetales/Baeomycetaceae/Baeomyces rufus/	Baeomyces rufus	a lichen								apothecium parasitises
		is parasitised by apothecium			Epilichen scabrosus	a lichenicolous lichen	Rhizocarpales: Rhizocarpaceae	A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Rhizocarpales/Rhizocarpaceae/Epilichen scabrosus/	Epilichen scabrosus	a lichenicolous lichen				apothecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Baeomycetales/Baeomycetaceae/Baeomyces rufus/	Baeomyces rufus	a lichen								apothecium parasitises
		is kleptoparasitised by thallus			Arthrorhaphis citrinella	a lichenicolous lichen	Arthrorhaphidaceae	A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Arthrorhaphidaceae/Arthrorhaphis citrinella/	Arthrorhaphis citrinella	a lichenicolous lichen				thallus	Lichen / kleptoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Baeomycetales/Baeomycetaceae/Baeomyces rufus/	Baeomyces rufus	a lichen								thallus kleptoparasitises
		may support			Arthrorhaphis grisea	a lichenicolous lichen	Arthrorhaphidaceae	A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Arthrorhaphidaceae/Arthrorhaphis grisea/	Arthrorhaphis grisea	a lichenicolous lichen					Lichen / symbiont		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Baeomycetales/Baeomycetaceae/Baeomyces rufus/	Baeomyces rufus	a lichen								lives on/in
thallus		thallus is parasitised by immersed to erumpent perithecium			Pyrenidium actinellum	a lichenicolous ascomycete	Pleosporales: Dacampiaceae	A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dacampiaceae/Pyrenidium actinellum/	Pyrenidium actinellum	a lichenicolous ascomycete		immersed to erumpent		perithecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Baeomycetales/Baeomycetaceae/Baeomyces rufus/	Baeomyces rufus	a lichen			thallus					immersed to erumpent perithecium parasitises thallus
thallus		thallus may support immersed to erumpent perithecium			Pyrenidium actinellum	a lichenicolous ascomycete	Pleosporales: Dacampiaceae	A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Dacampiaceae/Pyrenidium actinellum/	Pyrenidium actinellum	a lichenicolous ascomycete		immersed to erumpent		perithecium	Lichen / symbiont		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Baeomycetales/Baeomycetaceae/Baeomyces rufus/	Baeomyces rufus	a lichen			thallus					immersed to erumpent perithecium lives on/in thallus

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

Baeomyces rufus (a lichen) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Baeomyces rufus (a lichen) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Baeomyces
(a genus of crustose lichens)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Baeomyces rufus (a lichen)
Genus	Baeomyces (a genus of crustose lichens)
Family	BAEOMYCETACEAE (a family of crustose lichens)
Order	BAEOMYCETALES (an order of lichens)
Subclass	OSTROPOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
Class	LECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Baeomyces rufus is also a member of:
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 Baeomyces rufus (a lichen)

Baeomyces rufus (a lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Baeomyces rufus (a lichen):

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

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