Usnea lapponica Vain.
(a beard lichen)

Interactions where Usnea lapponica 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
branch (terminal) branch (terminal) is galled by basidioma Biatoropsis usnearum a jelly fungus Tremellales: Tremellaceae Biatoropsis usnearum Rasanen, and other heterobasidiomycetes on Usnea, Diederich, P. & Christiansen, M.S., 1994
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Biatoropsis usnearum/Biatoropsis usnearuma jelly fungusbasidioma Lichen / gall /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Parmeliaceae/Usnea lapponica/Usnea lapponicaa beard lichenbranch (terminal) basidioma causes galls on branch (terminal)

Author & YearTitleSource
Diederich, P. & Christiansen, M.S., 1994Biatoropsis usnearum Rasanen, and other heterobasidiomycetes on UsneaLichenologist Vol 26 (1): 47-66.

Usnea lapponica (a beard lichen) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUsnea lapponica (a beard lichen)
GenusUsnea (beard lichens, old man’s beard)
FamilyPARMELIACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderLECANORALES (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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Usnea lapponica (a beard lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Usnea lapponica (a beard lichen):

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