Varicellaria lactea (L.) Schmitt & Lumbsch
(a lichen)

Interactions where Varicellaria lactea 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 thallus is parasitised by grouped perithecium UK/Ireland Stigmidium aggregatum a lichenicolous ascomycete fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae 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/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Stigmidium aggregatum/Stigmidium aggregatuma lichenicolous ascomycete fungusgroupedperithecium Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Pertusariales/Ochrolechiaceae/Varicellaria lactea/Varicellaria lacteaa lichenthallus grouped perithecium parasitises 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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVaricellaria lactea (a lichen)
GenusVaricellaria (a genus of lichens)
FamilyOCHROLECHIACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderPERTUSARIALES (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Varicellaria lactea (a lichen)

Varicellaria lactea (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 Varicellaria lactea (a lichen):

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