Skyttea spinosa D. Hawksw. & Coppins
(a lichenicolous discomycete)

Interactions where Skyttea spinosa 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
apothecium apothecium parasitises thallus UK/Ireland Verrucaria viridulaQuestionable a lichen Verrucariales: Verrucariaceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Skyttea spinosa/Skyttea spinosaa lichenicolous discomyceteapothecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Verrucariales/Verrucariaceae/Verrucaria viridula/Verrucaria viridulaa lichen?thallus

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

Skyttea spinosa (a lichenicolous discomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Skyttea spinosa (a lichenicolous discomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSkyttea spinosa (a lichenicolous discomycete)
GenusSkyttea (a genus of lichenicolous discomycetes)
OrderHELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (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 Skyttea spinosa (a lichenicolous discomycete)

Skyttea spinosa (a lichenicolous discomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Skyttea spinosa (a lichenicolous discomycete):

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