Melosira varians C.Agardh, 1827
(a diatom)

Interactions where Melosira varians 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 parasitised by UK/Ireland Chytridium appressum a chytrid Chytridiales: Chytridiaceae Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytridiaceae/Chytridium appressum/Chytridium appressuma chytrid Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Bacillariophyceae/Melosirales/Melosiraceae/Melosira varians/Melosira variansa diatom parasitises
is parasitised by UK/Ireland Rhizidiopsis emmanuelensis a chytrid Chytridiales: Chytridiaceae Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytridiaceae/Rhizidiopsis emmanuelensis/Rhizidiopsis emmanuelensisa chytrid Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Bacillariophyceae/Melosirales/Melosiraceae/Melosira varians/Melosira variansa diatom parasitises
is parasitised by UK/Ireland Podochytrium lanceolatum a chytrid Chytridiales: Chytriomycetaceae Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
Podochytrium cornutum n.sp., the cause of an epidemic on the planktonic diatom Stephanodiscus., Sparrow, F.K., 1951
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Podochytrium lanceolatum/Podochytrium lanceolatuma chytrid Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Bacillariophyceae/Melosirales/Melosiraceae/Melosira varians/Melosira variansa diatom parasitises
is parasitised by UK/Ireland Rhizophydium fusus a chytrid Rhizophydiales: Rhizophydiaceae Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium fusus/Rhizophydium fususa chytrid Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Bacillariophyceae/Melosirales/Melosiraceae/Melosira varians/Melosira variansa diatom parasitises

Author & YearTitleSource
Canter, H.M., 1953Annotated list of British Aquatic ChytridsTBMS Vol 36 (4): 278-301.
Sparrow, F.K., 1951Podochytrium cornutum n.sp., the cause of an epidemic on the planktonic diatom Stephanodiscus.TBMS Vol 34 (2): 170-173.

Melosira varians (a diatom) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelosira varians (a diatom)
GenusMelosira (a genus of diatoms)
FamilyMELOSIRACEAE (a family of diatoms)
OrderMELOSIRALES (an order of diatoms)
ClassBACILLARIOPHYCEAE (diatoms)
PhylumOCHROPHYTA (a phylum of chromists)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Melosira varians (a diatom)

Melosira varians (a diatom) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Melosira varians (a diatom):

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