Lichenoconium usneae (Anzi) D. Hawksw.
(a lichenicolous coelomycete)

Interactions where Lichenoconium usneae 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
Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph parasitises apothecium Abrothallus usneae a lichenicolous ascomycete Abrothallales: Abrothallaceae Biatoropsis usnearum Rasanen, and other heterobasidiomycetes on Usnea, Diederich, P. & Christiansen, M.S., 1994
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium usneae/Lichenoconium usneaea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Abrothallales/Abrothallaceae/Abrothallus usneae/Abrothallus usneaea lichenicolous ascomyceteapothecium
Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph parasitises dark brown to blackened apothecium UK/Ireland Cladonia arbuscula s. lat. a species sensu lato of 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/Dothideomycetes/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium usneae/Lichenoconium usneaea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Cladoniaceae/Cladonia arbuscula s. lat./Cladonia arbuscula s. lat.a species sensu lato of lichensdark brown to blackenedapothecium
Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph lives on/in dark brown to blackened apothecium UK/Ireland Cladonia arbuscula s. lat. a species sensu lato of 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/Dothideomycetes/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium usneae/Lichenoconium usneaea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / symbiontUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Cladoniaceae/Cladonia arbuscula s. lat./Cladonia arbuscula s. lat.a species sensu lato of lichensdark brown to blackenedapothecium
Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph parasitises dark brown to blackened apothecium UK/Ireland Bryoria fuscescens a lichen Lecanorales: Parmeliaceae 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/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium usneae/Lichenoconium usneaea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Parmeliaceae/Bryoria fuscescens/Bryoria fuscescensa lichendark brown to blackenedapothecium
Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph lives on/in dark brown to blackened apothecium UK/Ireland Bryoria fuscescens a lichen Lecanorales: Parmeliaceae 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/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium usneae/Lichenoconium usneaea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / symbiontUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Parmeliaceae/Bryoria fuscescens/Bryoria fuscescensa lichendark brown to blackenedapothecium
Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph parasitises dark brown to blackened apothecium UK/Ireland Melanelixia fuliginosa a lichen Lecanorales: Parmeliaceae 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/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium usneae/Lichenoconium usneaea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Parmeliaceae/Melanelixia fuliginosa/Melanelixia fuliginosaa lichendark brown to blackenedapothecium
Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph lives on/in dark brown to blackened apothecium UK/Ireland Melanelixia fuliginosa a lichen Lecanorales: Parmeliaceae 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/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium usneae/Lichenoconium usneaea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / symbiontUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Parmeliaceae/Melanelixia fuliginosa/Melanelixia fuliginosaa lichendark brown to blackenedapothecium
Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph parasitises dark brown to blackened apothecium UK/Ireland Melanohalea exasperatula a lichen Lecanorales: Parmeliaceae 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/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium usneae/Lichenoconium usneaea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Parmeliaceae/Melanohalea exasperatula/Melanohalea exasperatulaa lichendark brown to blackenedapothecium
Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph lives on/in dark brown to blackened apothecium UK/Ireland Melanohalea exasperatula a lichen Lecanorales: Parmeliaceae 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/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium usneae/Lichenoconium usneaea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / symbiontUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Parmeliaceae/Melanohalea exasperatula/Melanohalea exasperatulaa lichendark brown to blackenedapothecium
Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph parasitises dark brown to blackened apothecium UK/Ireland Xanthoparmelia conspersa a lichen Lecanorales: Parmeliaceae 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/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium usneae/Lichenoconium usneaea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Parmeliaceae/Xanthoparmelia conspersa/Xanthoparmelia conspersaa lichendark brown to blackenedapothecium
Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph lives on/in dark brown to blackened apothecium UK/Ireland Xanthoparmelia conspersa a lichen Lecanorales: Parmeliaceae 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/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium usneae/Lichenoconium usneaea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / symbiontUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Parmeliaceae/Xanthoparmelia conspersa/Xanthoparmelia conspersaa lichendark brown to blackenedapothecium
Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph parasitises dark brown to blackened apothecium UK/Ireland Xanthoparmelia pulla a lichen Lecanorales: Parmeliaceae 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/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium usneae/Lichenoconium usneaea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Parmeliaceae/Xanthoparmelia pulla/Xanthoparmelia pullaa lichendark brown to blackenedapothecium
Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph lives on/in dark brown to blackened apothecium UK/Ireland Xanthoparmelia pulla a lichen Lecanorales: Parmeliaceae 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/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium usneae/Lichenoconium usneaea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / symbiontUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Parmeliaceae/Xanthoparmelia pulla/Xanthoparmelia pullaa lichendark brown to blackenedapothecium
Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph parasitises dark brown to blackened apothecium UK/Ireland Ramalina calicaris a lichen Lecanorales: Ramalinaceae 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/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium usneae/Lichenoconium usneaea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Ramalinaceae/Ramalina calicaris/Ramalina calicarisa lichendark brown to blackenedapothecium
Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph lives on/in dark brown to blackened apothecium UK/Ireland Ramalina calicaris a lichen Lecanorales: Ramalinaceae 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/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium usneae/Lichenoconium usneaea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / symbiontUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Ramalinaceae/Ramalina calicaris/Ramalina calicarisa lichendark brown to blackenedapothecium
Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph parasitises dark brown to blackened apothecium UK/Ireland Ramalina siliquosa Sea Ivory Lecanorales: Ramalinaceae 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/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium usneae/Lichenoconium usneaea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Ramalinaceae/Ramalina siliquosa/Ramalina siliquosasea ivorydark brown to blackenedapothecium
Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph lives on/in dark brown to blackened apothecium UK/Ireland Ramalina siliquosa Sea Ivory Lecanorales: Ramalinaceae 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/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium usneae/Lichenoconium usneaea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / symbiontUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Ramalinaceae/Ramalina siliquosa/Ramalina siliquosasea ivorydark brown to blackenedapothecium
is associated with Physcia a genus of foliose lichens Teloschistales: Physciaceae A lichenicolous species of Pleospora (ascomycota) and a key to the fungi invading Physcia species, Hafellner, J. & Zimmermann, E., 2012
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium usneae/Lichenoconium usneaea lichenicolous coelomycete Lichen / associate /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Physciaceae/Physcia/Physciaa genus of foliose lichens
Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph parasitises dark brown to blackened apothecium UK/Ireland Physcia aipolia a lichen Teloschistales: Physciaceae 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/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium usneae/Lichenoconium usneaea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Physciaceae/Physcia aipolia/Physcia aipoliaa lichendark brown to blackenedapothecium
Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph lives on/in dark brown to blackened apothecium UK/Ireland Physcia aipolia a lichen Teloschistales: Physciaceae 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/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium usneae/Lichenoconium usneaea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / symbiontUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Physciaceae/Physcia aipolia/Physcia aipoliaa lichendark brown to blackenedapothecium
Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph parasitises Biatoropsis usnearum a jelly fungus Tremellales: Tremellaceae Biatoropsis usnearum Rasanen, and other heterobasidiomycetes on Usnea, Diederich, P. & Christiansen, M.S., 1994
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium usneae/Lichenoconium usneaea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Biatoropsis usnearum/Biatoropsis usnearuma jelly fungus

Author & YearTitleSource
Diederich, P. & Christiansen, M.S., 1994Biatoropsis usnearum Rasanen, and other heterobasidiomycetes on UsneaLichenologist Vol 26 (1): 47-66.
Hafellner, J. & Zimmermann, E., 2012A lichenicolous species of Pleospora (ascomycota) and a key to the fungi invading Physcia speciesHerzogia Vol 25 (1): 47-59.
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

Lichenoconium usneae (a lichenicolous coelomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lichenoconium usneae (a lichenicolous coelomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesLichenoconium usneae (a lichenicolous coelomycete)
GenusLichenoconium (a form genus of lichenicolous coelomycetes)
FamilyLICHENOCONIACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderLICHENOCONIALES (an order of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
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Lichenoconium usneae (a lichenicolous coelomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lichenoconium usneae (a lichenicolous coelomycete):

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