Phaeophyscia orbicularis (Neck.) Moberg
(a lichen)

Interactions where Phaeophyscia orbicularis 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
(live) live thallus is parasitised by basidiome Tremella phaeophysciae a brain fungus Tremellales: Tremellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella phaeophysciae/Tremella phaeophysciaea brain fungusbasidiome Lichen / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Physciaceae/Phaeophyscia orbicularis/Phaeophyscia orbicularisa lichenlivethallus basidiome parasitises live thallus
thallus lobe (weakly bleached) weakly bleached thallus lobe may be infected and damaged by colony of Taeniolella dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Taeniolella phaeophysciae a lichenicolous anamorphic fungus Mytilinidiales: Mytilinidiaceae The Lichenicolous Hyphomycetes, Hawksworth, D.L., 1979
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/Mytilinidiales/Mytilinidiaceae/Taeniolella phaeophysciae/Taeniolella phaeophysciaea lichenicolous anamorphic funguscolonyTaeniolella dematiaceous anamorph Lichen / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Physciaceae/Phaeophyscia orbicularis/Phaeophyscia orbicularisa lichenweakly bleachedthallus lobe colony of Taeniolella dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages weakly bleached thallus lobe
thallus thallus is parasitised by ascoma UK/Ireland Arthonia epiphyscia a lichenicolous 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/Arthoniomycetes/Arthoniales/Arthoniaceae/Arthonia epiphyscia/Arthonia epiphysciaa lichenicolous lichenascoma Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Physciaceae/Phaeophyscia orbicularis/Phaeophyscia orbicularisa lichenthallus ascoma parasitises thallus
thallus thallus may support immersed mycelium of Bispora dematiaceous anamorph Foreign Intralichen christiansenii a lichenicolous ascomycete The Lichenicolous Hyphomycetes, Hawksworth, D.L., 1979
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Intralichen christiansenii/Intralichen christianseniia lichenicolous ascomyceteimmersedmyceliumBispora dematiaceous anamorph Lichen / symbiontForeign /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Physciaceae/Phaeophyscia orbicularis/Phaeophyscia orbicularisa lichenthallus immersed mycelium of Bispora dematiaceous anamorph lives on/in thallus

Author & YearTitleSource
Hawksworth, D.L., 1979The Lichenicolous HyphomycetesBull. Br. mus. nat. hist. bot. Vol 6 (3): 183-300.
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
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhaeophyscia orbicularis (a lichen)
GenusPhaeophyscia (a genus of lichens)
FamilyPHYSCIACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderTELOSCHISTALES (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)
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Phaeophyscia orbicularis (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 Phaeophyscia orbicularis (a lichen):

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