Exobasidium rostrupii Nannf.
(a redleaf fungus)

Interactions where Exobasidium rostrupii 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
fruitbody fruitbody causes spots on leaf UK/IrelandMinor Vaccinium microcarpum Small Cranberry Ericales: Ericaceae Exobasidium in the British Isles, Ing, B., 1998
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Exobasidiales/Exobasidiaceae/Exobasidium rostrupii/Exobasidium rostrupiia redleaf fungusfruitbody Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium microcarpum/Vaccinium microcarpumsmall cranberryleafMinor
fruitbody fruitbody causes spots on leaf UK/IrelandMajor Vaccinium oxycoccos Cranberry Ericales: Ericaceae Non-gilled Fungi, Breitenbach J., & Kränzlin F., 1986
Exobasidium in the British Isles, Ing, B., 1998
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Exobasidiales/Exobasidiaceae/Exobasidium rostrupii/Exobasidium rostrupiia redleaf fungusfruitbody Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium oxycoccos/Vaccinium oxycoccoscranberryleafMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Breitenbach J., & Kränzlin F., 1986Non-gilled FungiFungi of Switzerland, Vol 2, 412pp, Mykologia, Lucerne
Ing, B., 1998Exobasidium in the British IslesMycologist Vol 12 (2): 80-82.
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

Exobasidium rostrupii (a redleaf fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Exobasidium rostrupii (a redleaf fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesExobasidium rostrupii (a redleaf fungus)
GenusExobasidium (redleaf fungi)
FamilyEXOBASIDIACEAE (redleaf fungi)
OrderEXOBASIDIALES (an order of ustilaginomycetes)
SubclassEXOBASIDIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ustilaginomycetes)
ClassUSTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
SubphylumUSTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Exobasidium rostrupii (a redleaf fungus)

Exobasidium rostrupii (a redleaf fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Exobasidium rostrupii (a redleaf fungus):

A parasitic basidiomycete that forms red leaf spots on Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccus), often turning the entire leaf red.

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