Leptosphaeria clarkii D. Hawksw.
(a lichenicolous lichen)

Interactions where Leptosphaeria clarkii 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
perithecium perithecium parasitises thallus UK/Ireland Peltigera dog’s tooth lichens, dog lichens Peltigerales: Peltigeraceae 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/Pleosporales/Leptosphaeriaceae/Leptosphaeria clarkii/Leptosphaeria clarkiia lichenicolous lichenperithecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Peltigerales/Peltigeraceae/Peltigera/Peltigeradog’s tooth lichens, dog lichensthallus

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

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

Leptosphaeria clarkii (a lichenicolous lichen) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeptosphaeria clarkii (a lichenicolous lichen)
GenusLeptosphaeria (a genus of ascomycetes)
FamilyLEPTOSPHAERIACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderPLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassDOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
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 Leptosphaeria clarkii (a lichenicolous lichen)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Hawksworth, D.L. 1980 Notes on some fungi occurring on Peltigera, with a key to accepted species. TBMS Vol 74 (2): 363-386.

Leptosphaeria clarkii (a lichenicolous lichen) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Leptosphaeria clarkii (a lichenicolous lichen):

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