Zwackhiomyces sphinctrinoides (Zwackh) Grube & Hafellner
(a lichenicolous ascomycete)

Interactions where Zwackhiomyces sphinctrinoides 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			Clauzadea metzleri	a lichen	Lecideales: Lecideaceae	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 sphinctrinoides/	Zwackhiomyces sphinctrinoides	a lichenicolous ascomycete				perithecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Lecideales/Lecideaceae/Clauzadea metzleri/	Clauzadea metzleri	a lichen			thallus
perithecium		perithecium parasitises thallus			Collema	a genus of jelly lichens	Peltigerales: Collemataceae	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 sphinctrinoides/	Zwackhiomyces sphinctrinoides	a lichenicolous ascomycete				perithecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Peltigerales/Collemataceae/Collema/	Collema	a genus of jelly lichens			thallus
perithecium		perithecium parasitises thallus			Scytinium turgidum	a lichen	Peltigerales: Collemataceae	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 sphinctrinoides/	Zwackhiomyces sphinctrinoides	a lichenicolous ascomycete				perithecium	Lichen / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Peltigerales/Collemataceae/Scytinium turgidum/	Scytinium turgidum	a lichen			thallus
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 sphinctrinoides/	Zwackhiomyces sphinctrinoides	a lichenicolous ascomycete				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 sphinctrinoides (a lichenicolous ascomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Zwackhiomyces sphinctrinoides (a lichenicolous ascomycete) 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 sphinctrinoides (a lichenicolous ascomycete)
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 sphinctrinoides 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 sphinctrinoides (a lichenicolous ascomycete)

Zwackhiomyces sphinctrinoides (a lichenicolous ascomycete) 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 sphinctrinoides (a lichenicolous ascomycete):

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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