Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid.
(Redshank)

Interactions where Ceratodon purpureus 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
gametophyte is associate of apothecium UK/Ireland Pezizella menziesii an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 124: Discinella menziesii (Boud.) Boud., Anderson, R., 2001
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Pezizella menziesii/Pezizella menziesiian ascomycete fungusapothecium Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Dicranales/Ditrichaceae/Ceratodon purpureus/Ceratodon purpureusredshankgametophyte apothecium is associated with gametophyte
gametophyte may house solitary or gregarious apothecium Octospora coccinea a discomycete Pezizales: Pyronemataceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Octospora coccinea/Octospora coccineaa discomycetesolitary or gregariousapothecium Plant / grows among /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Dicranales/Ditrichaceae/Ceratodon purpureus/Ceratodon purpureusredshankgametophyte solitary or gregarious apothecium grows among gametophyte
gametophyte may house solitary or grouped, sessile apothecium Octospora hetieri a discomycete Pezizales: Pyronemataceae Octospora and Inermisia in Western Europe, Dennis, R.W.G. & Itzerott, H., 1973
Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Octospora hetieri/Octospora hetieria discomycetesolitary or grouped, sessileapothecium Plant / grows among /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Dicranales/Ditrichaceae/Ceratodon purpureus/Ceratodon purpureusredshankgametophyte solitary or grouped, sessile apothecium grows among gametophyte
gametophyte may house apothecium Octospora melina a discomycete Pezizales: Pyronemataceae Octospora and Inermisia in Western Europe, Dennis, R.W.G. & Itzerott, H., 1973
Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Octospora melina/Octospora melinaa discomyceteapothecium Plant / grows among /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Dicranales/Ditrichaceae/Ceratodon purpureus/Ceratodon purpureusredshankgametophyte apothecium grows among gametophyte
gametophyte may house apothecium Octospora rubens a discomycete Pezizales: Pyronemataceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Octospora rubens/Octospora rubensa discomyceteapothecium Plant / grows among /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Dicranales/Ditrichaceae/Ceratodon purpureus/Ceratodon purpureusredshankgametophyte apothecium grows among gametophyte
gametophyte may house apothecium Octospora rustica a discomycete Pezizales: Pyronemataceae Octospora and Inermisia in Western Europe, Dennis, R.W.G. & Itzerott, H., 1973
Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Octospora rustica/Octospora rusticaa discomyceteapothecium Plant / grows among /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Dicranales/Ditrichaceae/Ceratodon purpureus/Ceratodon purpureusredshankgametophyte apothecium grows among gametophyte
is associate of basidiome Tulostoma melanocyclum Scaly Stalkball, Scaly Stalk Puffball Agaricales: Agaricaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Tulostoma melanocyclum/Tulostoma melanocyclumscaly stalkball, scaly stalk puffballbasidiome Plant / associate /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Dicranales/Ditrichaceae/Ceratodon purpureus/Ceratodon purpureusredshank basidiome is associated with
(live then killed) live then killed plant may be infected and damaged by solitary or grouped apothecium Bryoscyphus dicrani a bryophilous discomycete Helotiales: Helotiaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Bryoscyphus dicrani/Bryoscyphus dicrania bryophilous discomycetesolitary or groupedapothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Dicranales/Ditrichaceae/Ceratodon purpureus/Ceratodon purpureusredshanklive then killedplant solitary or grouped apothecium infects and damages live then killed plant
leaf axil (live) live leaf axil is parasitised by solitary perithecium UK/Ireland Bryostoma trichostomi a muscicolous pyrenomycete Dothideales New British Records 188: Bryostoma trichostomi (Roll.) Dobbeler, Spooner, B.M., 2001
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Bryostoma trichostomi/Bryostoma trichostomia muscicolous pyrenomycetesolitaryperithecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Dicranales/Ditrichaceae/Ceratodon purpureus/Ceratodon purpureusredshankliveleaf axil solitary perithecium parasitises live leaf axil
shoot (live) live shoot is parasitised by gregarious perithecium UK/Ireland Bryostoma trichostomi a muscicolous pyrenomycete Dothideales New British Records 188: Bryostoma trichostomi (Roll.) Dobbeler, Spooner, B.M., 2001
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Bryostoma trichostomi/Bryostoma trichostomia muscicolous pyrenomycetegregariousperithecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Dicranales/Ditrichaceae/Ceratodon purpureus/Ceratodon purpureusredshankliveshoot gregarious perithecium parasitises live shoot

Author & YearTitleSource
Anderson, R., 2001Profiles of Fungi No. 124: Discinella menziesii (Boud.) Boud.Mycologist Vol 15 (3): 132-133.
Dennis, R.W.G. & Itzerott, H., 1973Octospora and Inermisia in Western EuropeKew Bulletin vol 28 (1): 5-23.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Spooner, B.M., 2001New British Records 188: Bryostoma trichostomi (Roll.) DobbelerMycologist Vol 15 (2): 76.

Ceratodon purpureus (Redshank) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCeratodon purpureus (Redshank)
GenusCeratodon (redshanks)
FamilyDITRICHACEAE (a family of earth-mosses. distichums and redshanks)
OrderDICRANALES (pocket, fork and dog-tooth mosses)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ceratodon purpureus (Redshank)

Ceratodon purpureus (Redshank) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Ceratodon purpureus (Redshank):

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