Rhizophydium gibbosum (Zopf) A. Fisch.
(a chytrid)

Interactions where Rhizophydium gibbosum 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
		is parasitoid of egg			ROTIFERA	rotifers		Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium gibbosum/	Rhizophydium gibbosum	a chytrid					Animal / parasitoid			/Animalia/Rotifera/	Rotifera	rotifers				egg
		feeds on			Staurastrum anatinum	a desmid	Desmidiales: Desmidiaceae	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium gibbosum/	Rhizophydium gibbosum	a chytrid					Foodplant / feeds on		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurastrum anatinum/	Staurastrum anatinum	a desmid
		feeds on			Staurastrum pseudopelagicum	a desmid	Desmidiales: Desmidiaceae	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium gibbosum/	Rhizophydium gibbosum	a chytrid					Foodplant / feeds on		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurastrum pseudopelagicum/	Staurastrum pseudopelagicum	a desmid
		feeds on			Staurodesmus	a genus of desmids	Desmidiales: Desmidiaceae	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium gibbosum/	Rhizophydium gibbosum	a chytrid					Foodplant / feeds on		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurodesmus/	Staurodesmus	a genus of desmids
		feeds on			Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatus	a desmid	Desmidiales: Desmidiaceae	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium gibbosum/	Rhizophydium gibbosum	a chytrid					Foodplant / feeds on		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatus/	Staurodesmus cuspidicurvatus	a desmid
		feeds on			Staurodesmus jaculiferus	a desmid	Desmidiales: Desmidiaceae	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium gibbosum/	Rhizophydium gibbosum	a chytrid					Foodplant / feeds on		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Desmidiaceae/Staurodesmus jaculiferus/	Staurodesmus jaculiferus	a desmid
		feeds on			Penium	a genus of desmids	Desmidiales: Peniaceae	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium gibbosum/	Rhizophydium gibbosum	a chytrid					Foodplant / feeds on			/Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/Peniaceae/Penium/	Penium	a genus of desmids
		feeds on			Spirogyra	a genus of filamentous green algae	Zygnematales: Zygnemataceae	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium gibbosum/	Rhizophydium gibbosum	a chytrid					Foodplant / feeds on			/Plantae/Charophyta/Zygnematophyceae/Zygnematales/Zygnemataceae/Spirogyra/	Spirogyra	a genus of filamentous green algae
		parasitises cyst			PROTOZOA	protists, single-celled organisms		Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium gibbosum/	Rhizophydium gibbosum	a chytrid					Animal / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Protozoa/	Protozoa	protists, single-celled organisms				cyst

Author & Year	Title	Source
Canter, H.M., 1961	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids	TBMS Vol 44 (2): 163-176.

Rhizophydium gibbosum (a chytrid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Rhizophydium gibbosum (a chytrid) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Rhizophydium
(a genus of chytrids)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Rhizophydium gibbosum (a chytrid)
Genus	Rhizophydium (a genus of chytrids)
Family	RHIZOPHYDIACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	RHIZOPHYDIALES (an order of fungi)
Class	CHYTRIDIOMYCETES (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
Phylum	CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Rhizophydium gibbosum is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Chytridiomycota)
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 Rhizophydium gibbosum (a chytrid)

Rhizophydium gibbosum (a chytrid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA
(chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

General Works

Author	Year	Title	Source
Canter, H.M.	1961	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids	TBMS Vol 44 (2): 163-176.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Rhizophydium gibbosum (a chytrid):

CHYTRIDIOMYCETES
(chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)

CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA
(chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

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