Phloeospora oxyacanthae (Kunze & J.C. Schmidt) Wallr.
(Crataegus Leaf Spot)

Interactions where Phloeospora oxyacanthae 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
Phloeospora coelomycetous anamorph (hypophyllous, aggregated, smoky brown) hypophyllous, aggregated, smoky brown acervulus of Phloeospora coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf UK/Ireland Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Phloeospora oxyacanthae/Phloeospora oxyacanthaeCrataegus leaf spothypophyllous, aggregated, smoky brownacervulusPhloeospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/Crataegushawthornsliveleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press

Phloeospora oxyacanthae (Crataegus Leaf Spot) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Phloeospora oxyacanthae (Crataegus Leaf Spot) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesPhloeospora oxyacanthae (Crataegus Leaf Spot)
SpeciesSphaerulina oxyacanthae (a fungus)
GenusSphaerulina (a genus of ascomycetes and lichens)
FamilyMYCOSPHAERELLACEAE (a family of ascomycetes and lichens)
OrderCAPNODIALES (sooty moulds)
SubclassDOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (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 Phloeospora oxyacanthae (Crataegus Leaf Spot)

Phloeospora oxyacanthae (Crataegus Leaf Spot) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phloeospora oxyacanthae (Crataegus Leaf Spot):

Jaap proved this to be the pycnidial stage of his Mycosphaerella oxyacanthae.

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