Fucus vesiculosus Linnaeus, 1753
(Bladder Wrack)

Interactions where Fucus vesiculosus 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 decayed by ascocarp Crinigera maritima a marine ascomycete Light and scanning electron microscope observations of the marine ascomycete Crinigera maritima, Jones, E.B.G., Moss, S.T. & Koch, J., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Crinigera maritima/Crinigera maritimaa marine ascomyceteascocarp Foodplant / saprobe /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Fucales/Fucaceae/Fucus vesiculosus/Fucus vesiculosusbladder wrack ascocarp is saprobic on
frond (live) live frond is parasitised by immersed conidioma UK/Ireland Didymella fucicola a marine ascomycete Pleosporales: Didymellaceae Three species of Didymosphaeria on marine algae: D. danica (Berlese) comb. nov., D. pelvetiana Suth. and D. fucicola Suth., Wilson, I.M. & Knoyle, J.M., 1961
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymellaceae/Didymella fucicola/Didymella fucicolaa marine ascomyceteimmersedconidioma Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Fucales/Fucaceae/Fucus vesiculosus/Fucus vesiculosusbladder wracklivefrond immersed conidioma parasitises live frond
thallus stump (very old, worn) very old, worn thallus stump is decayed by UK/IrelandQuestionable Lulworthia salina a marine pyrenomycete Lulworthiales: Lulworthiaceae Notes on some Marine Fungi, Wilson, I.M., 1951
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Lulworthiales/Lulworthiaceae/Lulworthia salina/Lulworthia salinaa marine pyrenomycete Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Fucales/Fucaceae/Fucus vesiculosus/Fucus vesiculosusbladder wrack?very old, wornthallus stump is saprobic on very old, worn thallus stump

Author & YearTitleSource
Jones, E.B.G., Moss, S.T. & Koch, J., 1980Light and scanning electron microscope observations of the marine ascomycete Crinigera maritimaTBMS Vol 74 (3): 625-631.
Wilson, I.M. & Knoyle, J.M., 1961Three species of Didymosphaeria on marine algae: D. danica (Berlese) comb. nov., D. pelvetiana Suth. and D. fucicola Suth.TBMS Vol 44 (1): 55-71.
Wilson, I.M., 1951Notes on some Marine FungiTBMS Vol 34 (4): 540-543.

Fucus vesiculosus (Bladder Wrack) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFucus vesiculosus (Bladder 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 vesiculosus (Bladder 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 vesiculosus (Bladder 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 vesiculosus (Bladder Wrack):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 14 images of Fucus vesiculosus (Bladder Wrack)
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