Sargassum muticum (Yendo) Fensholt, 1955
(Japweed, Wireweed)

Interactions where Sargassum muticum 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
thallus (moribund, washed up, moist) moribund, washed up, moist thallus is decayed by Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Alternaria maritima a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria maritima/Alternaria maritimaa dematiaceous anamorphic fungusAlternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Fucales/Sargassaceae/Sargassum muticum/Sargassum muticumjapweed, wireweedmoribund, washed up, moistthallus Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus
thallus (moribund, washed up, moist) moribund, washed up, moist thallus is decayed by Scolecobasidium anamorph UK/Ireland Scolecobasidium salinum a marine anamorphic fungus Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov., Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Scolecobasidium salinum/Scolecobasidium salinuma marine anamorphic fungusScolecobasidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Phaeophyceae/Fucales/Sargassaceae/Sargassum muticum/Sargassum muticumjapweed, wireweedmoribund, washed up, moistthallus Scolecobasidium anamorph is saprobic on moribund, washed up, moist thallus

Author & YearTitleSource
Haythorn, J.M., Jones, E.B.G. & Harrison, J.L., 1980Observations on marine algicolous fungi, including the hyphomycete Sigmoidea marina sp. nov.TBMS Vol 74 (3): 615-623.

Sargassum muticum (Japweed, Wireweed) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSargassum muticum (Japweed, Wireweed)
GenusSargassum (a genus of brown seaweeds)
FamilySARGASSACEAE (a family of brown seaweeds)
OrderFUCALES (an order of wracks)
ClassPHAEOPHYCEAE (brown seaweeds)
SubphylumPHAEISTA (a subphylum of chromists)
PhylumOCHROPHYTA (a phylum of chromists)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sargassum muticum (Japweed, Wireweed)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Booy, O., Wade, M., Ames, V. & McKee, K. Wireweed
Farnham, W.F. 2002 Personal Communication
Guiry, M. Michael Guiry’s Seaweed Site www.seaweed.ie/index.html
() The Bishop Group 2011 *** Marine Aliens - Identification guide for selected marine non-native species ***(Superseded) 2nd edition, 24pp, Marine Biological Association

Sargassum muticum (Japweed, Wireweed) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sargassum muticum (Japweed, Wireweed):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 25 images of Sargassum muticum (Japweed, Wireweed)

An alien species introduced in the early 1970’s, probably on Japanese oysters via France. It is now widespread in lower pools and shallow sublittoral.

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