Lecanora polytropa (Hoffm.) Rabenh.
(a lichen)

Interactions where Lecanora polytropa 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
hymenium hymenium is parasitised by perithecium UK/Ireland Cercidospora epipolytropa a lichenicolous ascomycete A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Cercidospora epipolytropa/Cercidospora epipolytropaa lichenicolous ascomyceteperithecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Lecanoraceae/Lecanora polytropa/Lecanora polytropaa lichenhymenium perithecium parasitises hymenium
thallus thallus is parasitised by apothecium UK/Ireland Carbonea supersparsa a lichenicolous lichen Lecanorales: Lecanoraceae 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/Lecanorales/Lecanoraceae/Carbonea supersparsa/Carbonea supersparsaa lichenicolous lichenapothecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Lecanoraceae/Lecanora polytropa/Lecanora polytropaa lichenthallus apothecium parasitises 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

Lecanora polytropa (a lichen) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLecanora polytropa (a lichen)
GenusLecanora (a genus of crustose lichens)
FamilyLECANORACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderLECANORALES (an order of lichens)
SubclassLECANOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
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 Lecanora polytropa (a lichen)

Lecanora polytropa (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 Lecanora polytropa (a lichen):

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