Colletotrichum coccodes (Wallr.) S. Hughes
(Potato and Tomato Black Dot Disease - causative organism)

Interactions where Colletotrichum coccodes is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live stem (base) Minor CUCURBITACEAE cucurbits, cucumbers and melons Cucurbitales Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum coccodes/Colletotrichum coccodespotato and tomato black dot disease (causative organism)acervulusColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Cucurbitaceae/Cucurbitaceaecucurbits, cucumbers and melonslivestem (base)Minor
Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live stem (base) Minor FABOIDEAE vetches, peas and beans Fabales: Fabaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum coccodes/Colletotrichum coccodespotato and tomato black dot disease (causative organism)acervulusColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Faboideae/Faboideaevetches, peas and beanslivestem (base)Minor
Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live stem (base) UK/Ireland SOLANACEAE nightshades Solanales Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum coccodes/Colletotrichum coccodespotato and tomato black dot disease (causative organism)acervulusColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanaceaenightshadeslivestem (base)
Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live stem (base) Major Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato Solanales: Solanaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum coccodes/Colletotrichum coccodespotato and tomato black dot disease (causative organism)acervulusColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Lycopersicon esculentum/Lycopersicon esculentumtomatolivestem (base)Major
Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live root Major Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato Solanales: Solanaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum coccodes/Colletotrichum coccodespotato and tomato black dot disease (causative organism)acervulusColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Lycopersicon esculentum/Lycopersicon esculentumtomatoliverootMajor
Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph (abundant, minute) abundant, minute sclerotium of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live stem (base) Major Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato Solanales: Solanaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum coccodes/Colletotrichum coccodespotato and tomato black dot disease (causative organism)abundant, minutesclerotiumColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Lycopersicon esculentum/Lycopersicon esculentumtomatolivestem (base)Major
Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph (abundant, minute) abundant, minute sclerotium of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live root Major Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato Solanales: Solanaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum coccodes/Colletotrichum coccodespotato and tomato black dot disease (causative organism)abundant, minutesclerotiumColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Lycopersicon esculentum/Lycopersicon esculentumtomatoliverootMajor
Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph (minute) minute sclerotium of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on root UK/Ireland Solanum capsicastrum Winter-cherry Solanales: Solanaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum coccodes/Colletotrichum coccodespotato and tomato black dot disease (causative organism)minutesclerotiumColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum capsicastrum/Solanum capsicastrumwinter-cherryroot
Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem (base) Major Solanum tuberosum Potato Solanales: Solanaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum coccodes/Colletotrichum coccodespotato and tomato black dot disease (causative organism)acervulusColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatodeadstem (base)Major
Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph (abundant, minute) abundant, minute sclerotium of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages tuber UK/IrelandMajor Solanum tuberosum Potato Solanales: Solanaceae Potato black dot soil testing, Anon., 2009
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum coccodes/Colletotrichum coccodespotato and tomato black dot disease (causative organism)abundant, minutesclerotiumColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatotuberMajor
Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph (abundant, minute) abundant, minute sclerotium of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem (base) UK/IrelandMajor Solanum tuberosum Potato Solanales: Solanaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum coccodes/Colletotrichum coccodespotato and tomato black dot disease (causative organism)abundant, minutesclerotiumColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatodeadstem (base)Major

Colletotrichum coccodes (Potato and Tomato Black Dot Disease - causative organism) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Colletotrichum coccodes (Potato and Tomato Black Dot Disease - causative organism) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon., 2009Potato black dot soil testingPlant Clinic News Feb 09: 1.
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesColletotrichum coccodes (Potato and Tomato Black Dot Disease - causative organism)
Form genusColletotrichum (a form genus of coelomycetes)
FamilyGLOMERELLACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
SubclassHYPOCREOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Colletotrichum coccodes (Potato and Tomato Black Dot Disease - causative organism)

Colletotrichum coccodes (Potato and Tomato Black Dot Disease - causative organism) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Literature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Colletotrichum coccodes (Potato and Tomato Black Dot Disease - causative organism):

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