Tortula Hedw.
(a genus of pottia and screw-mosses)

Interactions where Tortula 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
(often on burnt ground) often on burnt ground gametophyte may house solitary or gregarious apothecium UK/Ireland Lamprospora dictydiola a discomycete Pezizales: Pyronemataceae Profiles of Fungi No. 87: Lamprospora carbonicola Boud., Yao, Y.-J. & Spooner, B.M., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Lamprospora dictydiola/Lamprospora dictydiolaa discomycetesolitary or gregariousapothecium Plant / grows amongUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Dicranales/Pottiaceae/Tortula/Tortulaa genus of pottia and screw-mossesoften on burnt groundgametophyte solitary or gregarious apothecium grows among often on burnt ground gametophyte

Author & YearTitleSource
Yao, Y.-J. & Spooner, B.M., 1997Profiles of Fungi No. 87: Lamprospora carbonicola Boud.Mycologist Vol 11 (3): 132-133.

Tortula (a genus of pottia and screw-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
Tortula acaulon
Cuspidate Earth-moss
Species 1 trophisms
Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss
Species 1 trophisms
Tortula schimperi
a moss
Species 1 references
Tortula subulata
Awl-leaved Screw-moss, Upright Screw-moss
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusTortula (a genus of pottia and screw-mosses)
FamilyPOTTIACEAE (beard-. beardless, earth-, pottia, stubble-, crispy- and screw-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)
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Tortula (a genus of pottia and screw-mosses) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Tortula (a genus of pottia and screw-mosses):

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