Ficus L.
(figs)

Interactions where Ficus 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
is foodplant of Fusarium anamorph UK/Ireland Fusarium urticearum an anamorphic fungus Hypocreales: Nectriaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Fusarium urticearum/Fusarium urticearuman anamorphic fungusFusarium anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Moraceae/Ficus/Ficusfigs Fusarium anamorph feeds on
(live) live is foodplant of Phytonemus pallidus Cyclamen Mite Trombidiformes: Tarsonemidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Tarsonemidae/Phytonemus pallidus/Phytonemus palliduscyclamen mite Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Moraceae/Ficus/Ficusfigslive feeds on live
(live) live is spotted by colony of Cercospora dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Cercospora bolleana a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cercospora bolleana/Cercospora bolleanaa dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyCercospora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Moraceae/Ficus/Ficusfigslive colony of Cercospora dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live
green part (live) live green part has sap sucked by Pseudococcus a genus of mealybugs Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pseudococcidae/Pseudococcus/Pseudococcusa genus of mealybugs Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Moraceae/Ficus/Ficusfigslivegreen part sucks sap of live green part
leaf (near veins) (live) live leaf (near veins) has sap sucked by hypophyllous Coccus hesperidum Brown Soft Scale, Brown Soft-scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Coccus hesperidum/Coccus hesperidumbrown soft scale, brown soft-scalehypophyllous Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Moraceae/Ficus/Ficusfigsliveleaf (near veins) (1-12)hypophyllous sucks sap of live leaf (near veins)
leaf (live, blotched) live, blotched leaf may be infected and damaged by Fig Mosaic virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fig Mosaic virus/Fig Mosaic virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Moraceae/Ficus/Ficusfigslive, blotchedleaf infects and damages live, blotched leaf
leaf (live, rolled) live, rolled leaf is galled by Foreign Gynaikothrips ficorum a thrips Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Gynaikothrips ficorum/Gynaikothrips ficoruma thrips Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Moraceae/Ficus/Ficusfigslive, rolledleaf causes gall of live, rolled leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has sap sucked by Captivity Saissetia coffeae Hemispherical Scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Saissetia coffeae/Saissetia coffeaehemispherical scale Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Moraceae/Ficus/Ficusfigsliveleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has sap sucked by hypophyllous, colonial Aspidiotus nerii Oleander Scale Hemiptera: Diaspididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Diaspididae/Aspidiotus nerii/Aspidiotus neriioleander scalehypophyllous, colonial Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Moraceae/Ficus/Ficusfigsliveleaf hypophyllous, colonial sucks sap of live leaf
root (cysted) cysted root is galled by Heterodera fici Fig Cyst Eelworm Tylenchida: Heteroderidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Tylenchida/Heteroderidae/Heterodera fici/Heterodera ficifig cyst eelworm Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Moraceae/Ficus/Ficusfigscystedroot causes gall of cysted root
sap run sap run is decayed by larva Psilota anthracina a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Psilota anthracina/Psilota anthracinaa hoverflylarva Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Moraceae/Ficus/Ficusfigssap run larva is saprobic on sap run
stem (live) live stem has sap sucked by Captivity Saissetia coffeae Hemispherical Scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Saissetia coffeae/Saissetia coffeaehemispherical scale Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Moraceae/Ficus/Ficusfigslivestem Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976ThysanopteraHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 1, part 11, 79pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.

Ficus (figs) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species 6 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusFicus (figs)
FamilyMORACEAE (mulberries, figs)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ficus (figs)

Ficus (figs) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Ficus (figs):

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