Closterium costatum Ralfs
(a desmid)

Interactions where Closterium costatum 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
is parasitised by UK/Ireland Phlyctochytrium mucronatum a chytrid Chytridiales: Chytridiaceae Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytridiaceae/Phlyctochytrium mucronatum/Phlyctochytrium mucronatuma chytrid Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Closteriaceae/Closterium costatum/Closterium costatuma desmid parasitises
is parasitised by UK/Ireland Micromyces mirabilis a chytrid Chytridiales: Synchytriaceae Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Synchytriaceae/Micromyces mirabilis/Micromyces mirabilisa chytrid Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Closteriaceae/Closterium costatum/Closterium costatuma desmid parasitises
is parasitised by UK/Ireland Olpidium utriculforme a chytrid Olpidiales: Olpidiaceae Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Olpidiales/Olpidiaceae/Olpidium utriculforme/Olpidium utriculformea chytrid Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Closteriaceae/Closterium costatum/Closterium costatuma desmid parasitises

Author & YearTitleSource
Canter, H.M., 1953Annotated list of British Aquatic ChytridsTBMS Vol 36 (4): 278-301.

Closterium costatum (a desmid) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesClosterium costatum (a desmid)
Section Closterium Group IV (striate species of Closterium with long, narrow, often +/- straight cell)
GenusClosterium (a genus of desmids)
FamilyCLOSTERIACEAE (a family of saccoderm desmids)
SuborderCLOSTERIINEAE (a suborder of desmids)
OrderDESMIDIALES (desmids)
ClassZYGNEMATOPHYCEAE (desmids and filamentous charophycean algae)
PhylumCHAROPHYTA (stoneworts, desmids, charaphytes etc, charophytes)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Closterium costatum (a desmid)

Closterium costatum (a desmid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Closterium costatum (a desmid):

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