Fucus spiralis Linnaeus, 1753
(Flat Wrack, Spiral Wrack)

Interactions where Fucus spiralis 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 (moribund, washed up, moist) moribund, washed up, moist thallus is decayed by Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Alternaria maritima a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria maritima/Alternaria maritimaa dematiaceous anamorphic fungusAlternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Fucales/Fucaceae/Fucus spiralis/Fucus spiralisflat wrack, spiral wrackmoribund, washed up, moistthallus Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus
thallus (moribund, washed up, moist) moribund, washed up, moist thallus is decayed by Scolecobasidium anamorph UK/Ireland Scolecobasidium salinum a marine anamorphic fungus Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Scolecobasidium salinum/Scolecobasidium salinuma marine anamorphic fungusScolecobasidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Fucales/Fucaceae/Fucus spiralis/Fucus spiralisflat wrack, spiral wrackmoribund, washed up, moistthallus Scolecobasidium anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus
thallus (moribund, washed up, moist) moribund, washed up, moist thallus is decayed by Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Stemphylium maritimum a marine dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Stemphylium maritimum/Stemphylium maritimuma marine dematiaceous anamorphic fungusStemphylium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Fucales/Fucaceae/Fucus spiralis/Fucus spiralisflat wrack, spiral wrackmoribund, washed up, moistthallus Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus

Author & YearTitleSource
Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov.TBMS Vol 74 (3): 615-623.

Fucus spiralis (Flat Wrack, Spiral Wrack) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFucus spiralis (Flat Wrack, Spiral Wrack)
GenusFucus (wracks)
FamilyFUCACEAE (a family of wracks)
OrderFUCALES (an order of wracks)
ClassPHAEOPHYCEAE (brown seaweeds)
SubphylumPHAEISTA (a subphylum of chromists)
PhylumOCHROPHYTA (a phylum of chromists)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Fucus spiralis (Flat Wrack, Spiral Wrack)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Brown, H. & Wilkinson, M. Pictures to help with identification of Fucus species from the British Isles http://www.nmbaqcs.org/scheme-components/macroalgae/literature-and-taxonomic-keys.aspx

Fucus spiralis (Flat Wrack, Spiral Wrack) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Fucus spiralis (Flat Wrack, Spiral Wrack):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 17 images of Fucus spiralis (Flat Wrack, Spiral Wrack)
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