Homalothecium sericeum (Hedw.) Schimp.
(Silky Wall Feather-moss)

Interactions where Homalothecium sericeum 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 high pH] basic-barked trees /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Hypnales/Brachytheciaceae/Homalothecium sericeum/Homalothecium sericeumsilky wall feather-moss Plant / epiphyte /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees with bark of high pH/Trees with bark of high pHbasic-barked treestrunk

Interactions where Homalothecium sericeum 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 is parasitised by fruitbody UK/Ireland Arrhenia retiruga Small Moss Oysterling Agaricales: Tricholomataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae/Arrhenia retiruga/Arrhenia retirugasmall moss oysterlingfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Hypnales/Brachytheciaceae/Homalothecium sericeum/Homalothecium sericeumsilky wall feather-mossgametophyte fruitbody parasitises gametophyte

Author & YearTitleSource
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

Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHomalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss)
GenusHomalothecium (a genus of feather-mosses)
FamilyBRACHYTHECIACEAE (a family of feather-mosses)
OrderHYPNALES (pleurocarpous 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 Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss)

Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss):

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