Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatus Coesel & Meesters
(a desmid)

Interactions where Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatus 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
is foodplant of UK/Ireland Rhizophydium gibbosum a chytrid Rhizophydiales: Rhizophydiaceae Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium gibbosum/Rhizophydium gibbosuma chytrid Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatus/Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatusa desmid feeds on
cell (dying, chytrid-infected) dying, chytrid-infected cell is decayed by UK/Ireland Phlyctochytrium planicorne a chytrid (cellulose saprobe) Chytridiales: Chytridiaceae Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytridiaceae/Phlyctochytrium planicorne/Phlyctochytrium planicornea chytrid (cellulose saprobe) Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatus/Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatusa desmiddying, chytrid-infectedcell is saprobic on dying, chytrid-infected cell
cell (dying, chytrid-infected) dying, chytrid-infected cell is decayed by UK/Ireland Rhizophydium ubiquetum a chytrid Rhizophydiales: Rhizophydiaceae Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium ubiquetum/Rhizophydium ubiquetuma chytrid Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatus/Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatusa desmiddying, chytrid-infectedcell is saprobic on dying, chytrid-infected cell
cell (live) live cell is parasitised by UK/Ireland Chytridium isthmiophilum a chytrid Chytridiales: Chytridiaceae Fungal parasites of the Phytoplankton V. Chytridium isthmiophilum sp. nov., Canter, H.M., 1960
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytridiaceae/Chytridium isthmiophilum/Chytridium isthmiophiluma chytrid Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatus/Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatusa desmidlivecell (7-early 12)parasitises live cell

Author & YearTitleSource
Canter, H.M., 1960Fungal parasites of the Phytoplankton V. Chytridium isthmiophilum sp. nov.TBMS Vol 43 (4): 660-664.
Canter, H.M., 1961Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmidsTBMS Vol 44 (2): 163-176.

Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatus (a desmid) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesStaurodesmus cuspidicurvatus (a desmid)
GenusStaurodesmus (a genus of desmids)
FamilyDESMIDIACEAE (placoderm desmids)
SuborderDESMIDIINEAE (placoderm desmids)
OrderDESMIDIALES (desmids)
ClassZYGNEMATOPHYCEAE (desmids and filamentous charophycean algae)
PhylumCHAROPHYTA (stoneworts, desmids, charaphytes etc, charophytes)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatus (a desmid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatus (a desmid):

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