Muellerella polyspora Hepp ex Müll. Arg.
(a lichenicolous lichen)

Interactions where Muellerella polyspora 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 (becoming more or less superficial) becoming more or less superficial perithecium parasitises thallus UK/Ireland Arthonia radiata a lichen Arthoniales: Arthoniaceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Verrucariales/Verrucariaceae/Muellerella polyspora/Muellerella polysporaa lichenicolous lichenbecoming more or less superficialperithecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Arthoniomycetes/Arthoniales/Arthoniaceae/Arthonia radiata/Arthonia radiataa lichenthallus

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMuellerella polyspora (a lichenicolous lichen)
GenusMuellerella (a genus of lichens)
FamilyVERRUCARIACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderVERRUCARIALES (an order of lichens)
ClassEUROTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
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 Muellerella polyspora (a lichenicolous lichen)

Muellerella polyspora (a lichenicolous lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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

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