Physconia distorta (With.) J.R. Laundon
(a lichen)

Interactions where Physconia distorta 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
may support immersed apothecium UK/Ireland Tetramelas pulverulentus a lichenicolous lichen Teloschistales: Caliciaceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Caliciaceae/Tetramelas pulverulentus/Tetramelas pulverulentusa lichenicolous lichenimmersedapothecium Lichen / symbiontUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Physciaceae/Physconia distorta/Physconia distortaa lichen immersed apothecium lives on/in
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/Physconia distorta/Physconia distortaa lichenweakly bleachedthallus lobe colony of Taeniolella dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages weakly bleached thallus lobe
thallus thallus may be infected and damaged by colony of Taeniolella dematiaceous anamorph Taeniolella delicata a lichenicolous anamorphic fungus Mytilinidiales: Mytilinidiaceae The Lichenicolous Hyphomycetes, Hawksworth, D.L., 1979
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Mytilinidiales/Mytilinidiaceae/Taeniolella delicata/Taeniolella delicataa lichenicolous anamorphic funguscolonyTaeniolella dematiaceous anamorph Lichen / pathogen /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Physciaceae/Physconia distorta/Physconia distortaa lichenthallus colony of Taeniolella dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages thallus
thallus thallus may support immersed thallus UK/Ireland Tetramelas pulverulentus a lichenicolous lichen Teloschistales: Caliciaceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Caliciaceae/Tetramelas pulverulentus/Tetramelas pulverulentusa lichenicolous lichenimmersedthallus Lichen / symbiontUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Physciaceae/Physconia distorta/Physconia distortaa lichenthallus immersed thallus lives on/in thallus
thallus (bleached) bleached thallus is parasitised by sporodochium of Marchandiomyces anamorph Marchandiomyces corallinus a lichenicolous anamorphic basidiomycete Corticiales: Corticiaceae The Lichenicolous Hyphomycetes, Hawksworth, D.L., 1979
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Marchandiomyces corallinus/Marchandiomyces corallinusa lichenicolous anamorphic basidiomycetesporodochiumMarchandiomyces anamorph Lichen / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Physciaceae/Physconia distorta/Physconia distortaa lichenbleachedthallus sporodochium of Marchandiomyces anamorph parasitises bleached 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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhysconia distorta (a lichen)
GenusPhysconia (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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Physconia distorta (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 Physconia distorta (a lichen):

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