Licea operculata (Wingate) G.W. Martin
(a slime mould)

Interactions where Licea operculata 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 live bark UK/Ireland Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore, Great Maple Sapindales: Sapindaceae Licea margaritacea, a new myxomycete from Sycamore bark, Ing, B., 2003
 /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Liceida/Liceaceae/Licea operculata/Licea operculataa slime mould Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer pseudoplatanus/Acer pseudoplatanussycamore, great maplelivebark

Author & YearTitleSource
Ing, B., 2003Licea margaritacea, a new myxomycete from Sycamore barkMycologist Vol 17 (1): 28-29.

Licea operculata (a slime mould) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLicea operculata (a slime mould)
GenusLicea (a genus of slime moulds)
FamilyLICEACEAE (a family of slime moulds)
OrderLICEIDA (an order of slime moulds)
ClassMYXOGASTREA (slime moulds, myxomycetes)
SubphylumMYCETOZOA (a subphylum of slime moulds)
PhylumAMOEBOZOA (amoebae and cellular slime moulds)
SubkingdomSARCOMASTIGOTA (a subkingdom of protozoans)
KingdomPROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Licea operculata (a slime mould)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Ing, B. 1987 First Steps - a Beginner’s Guide: Why not look at Myxomycetes? Mycologist Vol 01 (4): 162-163.

Licea operculata (a slime mould) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Licea operculata (a slime mould):

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