Phyllosticta violae Desm.
(a coelomycete)

Interactions where Phyllosticta violae 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
Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph (mostly epiphyllous, numerous, immersed)		mostly epiphyllous, numerous, immersed pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf			Viola hirta	Hairy Violet	Malpighiales: Violaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta violae/	Phyllosticta violae	a coelomycete		mostly epiphyllous, numerous, immersed	pycnidium	Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Violaceae/Viola hirta/	Viola hirta	hairy violet		live	leaf		Minor		(6-8)
Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph (mostly epiphyllous, numerous, immersed)		mostly epiphyllous, numerous, immersed pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on fading leaf			Viola hirta	Hairy Violet	Malpighiales: Violaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta violae/	Phyllosticta violae	a coelomycete		mostly epiphyllous, numerous, immersed	pycnidium	Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Violaceae/Viola hirta/	Viola hirta	hairy violet		fading	leaf		Minor		(6-8)
Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph (mostly epiphyllous, numerous, immersed)		mostly epiphyllous, numerous, immersed pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf			Viola odorata	Sweet Violet	Malpighiales: Violaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta violae/	Phyllosticta violae	a coelomycete		mostly epiphyllous, numerous, immersed	pycnidium	Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Violaceae/Viola odorata/	Viola odorata	sweet violet		live	leaf		Major		(6-8)
Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph (mostly epiphyllous, numerous, immersed)		mostly epiphyllous, numerous, immersed pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on fading leaf			Viola odorata	Sweet Violet	Malpighiales: Violaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta violae/	Phyllosticta violae	a coelomycete		mostly epiphyllous, numerous, immersed	pycnidium	Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Violaceae/Viola odorata/	Viola odorata	sweet violet		fading	leaf		Major		(6-8)
Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph (mostly epiphyllous, numerous, immersed)		mostly epiphyllous, numerous, immersed pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf			Viola tricolor	Wild Pansy	Malpighiales: Violaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta violae/	Phyllosticta violae	a coelomycete		mostly epiphyllous, numerous, immersed	pycnidium	Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Violaceae/Viola tricolor/	Viola tricolor	wild pansy		live	leaf		Minor		(6-8)
Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph (mostly epiphyllous, numerous, immersed)		mostly epiphyllous, numerous, immersed pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on fading leaf			Viola tricolor	Wild Pansy	Malpighiales: Violaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta violae/	Phyllosticta violae	a coelomycete		mostly epiphyllous, numerous, immersed	pycnidium	Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Violaceae/Viola tricolor/	Viola tricolor	wild pansy		fading	leaf		Minor		(6-8)

Author & Year	Title	Source
Grove, W.B., 1935	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia	Vol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press

Phyllosticta violae (a coelomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Phyllosticta
(a form genus of coelomycetous leaf-spot fungi)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Phyllosticta violae (a coelomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Coelomycetes
(stem- and leaf-fungi)

Lichenes
(lichens)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Anamorphic Species	Phyllosticta violae (a coelomycete)
Genus	Phyllosticta (a form genus of coelomycetous leaf-spot fungi)
Family	PHYLLOSTICTACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	BOTRYOSPHAERIALES (an order of ascomycetes)
Class	DOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Phyllosticta violae is also a member of:
Coelomycetes - stem- and leaf-fungi (via Phyllosticta)
Anamorphic fungi - mitosporic fungi (via Coelomycetes)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Anamorphic fungi)
Lichenes - lichens (via Botryosphaeriales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phyllosticta violae (a coelomycete)

Phyllosticta violae (a coelomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Phyllosticta
(a form genus of coelomycetous leaf-spot fungi)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Coelomycetes
(stem- and leaf-fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

Lichenes
(lichens)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phyllosticta violae (a coelomycete):

Phyllosticta
(a form genus of coelomycetous leaf-spot fungi)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Coelomycetes
(stem- and leaf-fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

Lichenes
(lichens)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Some specimens seem to be young states of an Ascochyta, and Ramularia lactea is probably another phase of the same fungus.

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