Dicranum Hedw.
(a genus of fork-mosses)

Interactions where Dicranum 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
grows on trunk [Trees with bark of low pH] acid-barked trees /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Dicranales/Dicranaceae/Dicranum/Dicranuma genus of fork-mosses Plant / epiphyte /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees with bark of low pH/Trees with bark of low pHacid-barked treestrunk

Interactions where Dicranum 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
gametophyte may have epiphytic fruitbody Major Arrhenia latispora a toadstool Agaricales: Tricholomataceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae/Arrhenia latispora/Arrhenia latisporaa toadstoolfruitbody Plant / epiphyte /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Dicranales/Dicranaceae/Dicranum/Dicranuma genus of fork-mossesgametophyteMajor fruitbody grows on gametophyte

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Dicranum (a genus of fork-mosses) 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
Dicranum flagellare
Whip Fork-moss
Species 1 trophisms
Dicranum scoparium
Broom Fork-moss
Species 2 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusDicranum (a genus of fork-mosses)
FamilyDICRANACEAE (a family of fork- and forklet-mosses)
OrderDICRANALES (pocket, fork and dog-tooth mosses)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dicranum (a genus of fork-mosses)

Dicranum (a genus of fork-mosses) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Dicranum (a genus of fork-mosses):

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