Podochytrium cornutum

Interactions where Podochytrium cornutum 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
parasitises Foreign Stephanodiscus a genus of diatoms Thalassiosirales: Stephanodiscaceae Podochytrium cornutum n.sp., the cause of an epidemic on the planktonic diatom Stephanodiscus., Sparrow, F.K., 1951
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Podochytrium cornutum/Podochytrium cornutum Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Bacillariophyceae/Thalassiosirales/Stephanodiscaceae/Stephanodiscus/Stephanodiscusa genus of diatoms

Author & YearTitleSource
Sparrow, F.K., 1951Podochytrium cornutum n.sp., the cause of an epidemic on the planktonic diatom Stephanodiscus.TBMS Vol 34 (2): 170-173.

Podochytrium cornutum may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Podochytrium cornutum may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPodochytrium cornutum
GenusPodochytrium (a genus of chytrids)
FamilyCHYTRIOMYCETACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderCHYTRIDIALES (chytrids)
ClassCHYTRIDIOMYCETES (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
PhylumCHYTRIDIOMYCOTA (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Sparrow, F.K. 1951 Podochytrium cornutum n.sp., the cause of an epidemic on the planktonic diatom Stephanodiscus. TBMS Vol 34 (2): 170-173.

Podochytrium cornutum may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Podochytrium cornutum:

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