Cladochytrium caespitis Griffon & Maubl.
(a chytrid)

Interactions where Cladochytrium caespitis 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
infects and damages rotten root UK/Ireland Agrostis bent grasses Poales: Poaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Cladochytriaceae/Cladochytrium caespitis/Cladochytrium caespitisa chytrid Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agrostis/Agrostisbent grassesrottenroot
infects and damages rotten root UK/Ireland Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail Poales: Poaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Cladochytriaceae/Cladochytrium caespitis/Cladochytrium caespitisa chytrid Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Alopecurus pratensis/Alopecurus pratensismeadow foxtailrottenroot
infects and damages rotten root UK/Ireland Dactylis glomerata Cock’s Foot, Cock’s-foot Poales: Poaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Cladochytriaceae/Cladochytrium caespitis/Cladochytrium caespitisa chytrid Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Dactylis glomerata/Dactylis glomeratacock’s foot, cock's-footrottenroot
infects and damages rotten root UK/Ireland Festuca fescue grasses Poales: Poaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Cladochytriaceae/Cladochytrium caespitis/Cladochytrium caespitisa chytrid Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca/Festucafescue grassesrottenroot
infects and damages rotten root UK/Ireland Elytrigia repens ssp repens Common Couch Poales: Poaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Cladochytriaceae/Cladochytrium caespitis/Cladochytrium caespitisa chytrid Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia repens subsp. repens/Elytrigia repens subsp. repenscommon couchrottenroot

Author & YearTitleSource
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCladochytrium caespitis (a chytrid)
GenusCladochytrium (a genus of chytrids)
FamilyCLADOCHYTRIACEAE (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 Cladochytrium caespitis (a chytrid)

Cladochytrium caespitis (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 Cladochytrium caespitis (a chytrid):

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