Phlyctidium scenedesmi
(a chytrid)

Interactions where Phlyctidium scenedesmi 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
infects and damages ForeignMajor Desmodesmus communis an alga Sphaeropleales: Scenedesmaceae Phlyctidium scenedesmi spec. nova, a new chytrid destroying mass cultures of algae, Fott, B., 1967
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Phlyctidium scenedesmi/Phlyctidium scenedesmia chytrid Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Chlorophyta/Chlorophyceae/Sphaeropleales/Scenedesmaceae/Desmodesmus communis/Desmodesmus communisan algaMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Fott, B., 1967Phlyctidium scenedesmi spec. nova, a new chytrid destroying mass cultures of algaeZeitschrift fur Allg. Mikrobiologie Vol 7 (2): 97-102.

Phlyctidium scenedesmi (a chytrid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Phlyctidium scenedesmi (a chytrid) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhlyctidium scenedesmi (a chytrid)
FamilyRHIZOPHYDIACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderRHIZOPHYDIALES (an order of fungi)
ClassCHYTRIDIOMYCETES (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
PhylumCHYTRIDIOMYCOTA (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Fott, B. 1967 Phlyctidium scenedesmi spec. nova, a new chytrid destroying mass cultures of algae Zeitschrift fur Allg. Mikrobiologie Vol 7 (2): 97-102.

Phlyctidium scenedesmi (a chytrid) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phlyctidium scenedesmi (a chytrid):

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