Diploschistes muscorum (Scop.) R. Sant.
(a lichen)

Interactions where Diploschistes muscorum 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
apothecium apothecium kleptoparasitises photobiont UK/Ireland Cladonia cup lichens Lecanorales: Cladoniaceae 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/Ostropales/Graphidaceae/Diploschistes muscorum/Diploschistes muscoruma lichenapothecium Lichen / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Cladoniaceae/Cladonia/Cladoniacup lichensphotobiont

Interactions where Diploschistes muscorum 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
thallus (pale yellow, dark brown or black galled) pale yellow, dark brown or black galled thallus is galled by waxy basidioma Foreign Tremella diploschistina a lichen-galling fungus Tremellales: Tremellaceae Tremella diploschistina (Tremellales, Basidiomycota, Fungi), a new lichenicolous species growing on Diploschistes, Millanes, A.M., Westberg, M., Wedin, M. & Diederich, P., 2012
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella diploschistina/Tremella diploschistinaa lichen-galling funguswaxybasidioma Lichen / gallForeign /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Ostropales/Graphidaceae/Diploschistes muscorum/Diploschistes muscoruma lichenpale yellow, dark brown or black galledthallus waxy basidioma causes galls on pale yellow, dark brown or black galled thallus

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
Millanes, A.M., Westberg, M., Wedin, M. & Diederich, P., 2012Tremella diploschistina (Tremellales, Basidiomycota, Fungi), a new lichenicolous species growing on DiploschistesLichenologist Vol 44 (3): 321-332.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDiploschistes muscorum (a lichen)
GenusDiploschistes (a genus of lichens)
FamilyGRAPHIDACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderOSTROPALES (an order of lichens and ascomycetes)
SubclassOSTROPOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
ClassLECANOROMYCETES (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 Diploschistes muscorum (a lichen)

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

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

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