Zwackhiomyces dispersus (J. Lahm ex Körb.) Triebel & Grube
(a lichenicolous ascomycete fungus)

Interactions where Zwackhiomyces dispersus 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
perithecium		perithecium parasitises thallus			Lecanora	a genus of crustose lichens	Lecanorales: Lecanoraceae	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/Pyrenulales/Xanthopyreniaceae/Zwackhiomyces dispersus/	Zwackhiomyces dispersus	a lichenicolous ascomycete fungus				perithecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Lecanoraceae/Lecanora/	Lecanora	a genus of crustose lichens			thallus		Major
perithecium		perithecium parasitises thallus			Xanthoparmelia conspersa	a lichen	Lecanorales: Parmeliaceae	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/Pyrenulales/Xanthopyreniaceae/Zwackhiomyces dispersus/	Zwackhiomyces dispersus	a lichenicolous ascomycete fungus				perithecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Parmeliaceae/Xanthoparmelia conspersa/	Xanthoparmelia conspersa	a lichen			thallus
perithecium		perithecium parasitises apothecium			Xanthoparmelia conspersa	a lichen	Lecanorales: Parmeliaceae	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/Pyrenulales/Xanthopyreniaceae/Zwackhiomyces dispersus/	Zwackhiomyces dispersus	a lichenicolous ascomycete fungus				perithecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecanorales/Parmeliaceae/Xanthoparmelia conspersa/	Xanthoparmelia conspersa	a lichen				apothecium
perithecium		perithecium parasitises thallus			[Lichenes]	lichens		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/Pyrenulales/Xanthopyreniaceae/Zwackhiomyces dispersus/	Zwackhiomyces dispersus	a lichenicolous ascomycete fungus				perithecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lichenes/	Lichenes	lichens			thallus

Author & Year	Title	Source
Hawksworth, D.L., 1983	A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles	44pp, The British Lichen Society

Zwackhiomyces dispersus (a lichenicolous ascomycete fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Zwackhiomyces dispersus (a lichenicolous ascomycete fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Lichenes
(lichens)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Zwackhiomyces dispersus (a lichenicolous ascomycete fungus)
Genus	Zwackhiomyces (a genus of lichens)
Family	XANTHOPYRENIACEAE (a family of lichens)
Order	PYRENULALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
Subclass	DOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
Class	DOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Zwackhiomyces dispersus is also a member of:
Lichenes - lichens (via Xanthopyreniaceae)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Zwackhiomyces dispersus (a lichenicolous ascomycete fungus)

Zwackhiomyces dispersus (a lichenicolous ascomycete fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Lichenes
(lichens)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Zwackhiomyces dispersus (a lichenicolous ascomycete fungus):

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Lichenes
(lichens)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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