Xanthoria polycarpa (Hoffm.) Th. Fr. ex Rieber
(a lichen)

Interactions where Xanthoria polycarpa 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
(blackened) blackened apothecium is parasitised by pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph UK/IrelandMajor Lichenoconium xanthoriae a lichenicolous coelomycete Lichenoconiales: Lichenoconiaceae 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/Lichenoconiales/Lichenoconiaceae/Lichenoconium xanthoriae/Lichenoconium xanthoriaea lichenicolous coelomycetepycnidiumLichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Teloschistales/Teloschistaceae/Xanthoria polycarpa/Xanthoria polycarpaa lichenblackenedapotheciumMajor pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph parasitises blackened apothecium

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesXanthoria polycarpa (a lichen)
GenusXanthoria (a genus of lichens)
FamilyTELOSCHISTACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderTELOSCHISTALES (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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Xanthoria polycarpa (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 Xanthoria polycarpa (a lichen):

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