Gymnocarpium dryopteris (L.) Newman
(Oak Fern)

Interactions where Gymnocarpium dryopteris 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
(live) live is parasitised by telium Hyalopsora aspidiotus Oak Fern Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Hyalopsora aspidiotus/Hyalopsora aspidiotusoak fern rusttelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Cystopteridaceae/Gymnocarpium dryopteris/Gymnocarpium dryopterisoak fernlive telium parasitises live
frond frond is spotted by Foreign Herpobasidium filicinum a pucciniomycete Platygloeales: Eocronartiaceae New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Platygloeales/Eocronartiaceae/Herpobasidium filicinum/Herpobasidium filicinuma pucciniomycete Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Cystopteridaceae/Gymnocarpium dryopteris/Gymnocarpium dryopterisoak fernfrond causes spots on frond
frond (live) live frond is parasitised by amphigenous uredium Hyalopsora aspidiotus Oak Fern Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Hyalopsora aspidiotus/Hyalopsora aspidiotusoak fern rustamphigenousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Cystopteridaceae/Gymnocarpium dryopteris/Gymnocarpium dryopterisoak fernlivefrond amphigenous uredium parasitises live frond

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946New or interesting British fungiTBMS Vol 29 (3): 141-166.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Gymnocarpium dryopteris (Oak Fern) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGymnocarpium dryopteris (Oak Fern)
FamilyCYSTOPTERIDACEAE (a family of ferns)
OrderPOLYPODIALES (an order of ferns)
ClassPOLYPODIOPSIDA (a class of ferns)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gymnocarpium dryopteris (Oak Fern)

Gymnocarpium dryopteris (Oak Fern) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Gymnocarpium dryopteris (Oak Fern):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 52 images of Gymnocarpium dryopteris (Oak Fern)
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