Laetisaria fuciformis (McAlpine) Burds.
(Red Thread Disease (Causal Organism))

Interactions where Laetisaria fuciformis 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
strand infects and damages dying plant POACEAE grasses, couch Poales 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/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Laetisaria fuciformis/Laetisaria fuciformisred thread disease (causal organism)strand Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchdyingplant
strand infects and damages dying plant UK/Ireland Agrostis bent grasses Poales: Poaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Laetisaria fuciformis/Laetisaria fuciformisred thread disease (causal organism)strand Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agrostis/Agrostisbent grassesdyingplant (9-10)
strand infects and damages dying plant UK/Ireland Agrostis capillaris Common Bent Poales: Poaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Laetisaria fuciformis/Laetisaria fuciformisred thread disease (causal organism)strand Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agrostis capillaris/Agrostis capillariscommon bentdyingplant (9-10)
strand infects and damages dying plant Festuca fescue grasses Poales: Poaceae Fungal Diseases of Sports Turf, Baldwin, N.A., 1990
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Laetisaria fuciformis/Laetisaria fuciformisred thread disease (causal organism)strand Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca/Festucafescue grassesdyingplant
strand infects and damages dying plant UK/IrelandMajor Festuca rubra agg. red fescues Poales: Poaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Laetisaria fuciformis/Laetisaria fuciformisred thread disease (causal organism)strand Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca rubra agg./Festuca rubra agg.red fescuesdyingplantMajor (9-10)
strand infects and damages dying plant Lolium perenne Perennial Rye-grass Poales: Poaceae Fungal Diseases of Sports Turf, Baldwin, N.A., 1990
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Laetisaria fuciformis/Laetisaria fuciformisred thread disease (causal organism)strand Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Lolium perenne/Lolium perenneperennial rye-grassdyingplant (9-10)
strand infects and damages dying plant UK/Ireland Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass Poales: Poaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Laetisaria fuciformis/Laetisaria fuciformisred thread disease (causal organism)strand Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa annua/Poa annuaannual meadow-grassdyingplant (9-10)

Interactions where Laetisaria fuciformis is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Filters:

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
infection is associate of Sporendonema anamorph UK/Ireland Sporendonema purpurascens an anamorphic fungus British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sporendonema purpurascens/Sporendonema purpurascensan anamorphic fungusSporendonema anamorph Fungus / associateUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Laetisaria fuciformis/Laetisaria fuciformisred thread disease (causal organism)infection Sporendonema anamorph is associated with infection

Laetisaria fuciformis (Red Thread Disease (Causal Organism) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Laetisaria fuciformis (Red Thread Disease (Causal Organism) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Baldwin, N.A., 1990Fungal Diseases of Sports TurfMycologist Vol 4 (1): 16-19.
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
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
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLaetisaria fuciformis (Red Thread Disease (Causal Organism))
FamilyCORTICIACEAE (a family of resupinate fungi)
OrderCORTICIALES (an order of fungi)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Laetisaria fuciformis (Red Thread Disease (Causal Organism)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Baldwin, N.A. 1990 Fungal Diseases of Sports Turf Mycologist Vol 4 (1): 16-19.
Wakefield, E.M. 1914 Notes on British Thelephoraceae TBMS Vol 05: 474-481.

Laetisaria fuciformis (Red Thread Disease (Causal Organism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Laetisaria fuciformis (Red Thread Disease (Causal Organism):

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