| Affected Part |
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Summary |
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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 |
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is parasitised by cleistothecium |
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Podosphaera mors-uvae |
American Gooseberry Mildew |
Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera mors-uvae/ | Podosphaera mors-uvae | American gooseberry mildew | | | | cleistothecium |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | | | | Minor |
| | cleistothecium parasitises |
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may be infected and damaged by |
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Armillaria |
honey fungi |
Agaricales: Physalacriaceae |
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria/ | Armillaria | honey fungi | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | | | | |
| | infects and damages |
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may be infected and damaged by small-veined, yellowing leaf |
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Blackcurrant Reversion disease |
a phytopathogenic graft-transmissible agent |
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Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Blackcurrant Reversion disease/ | Blackcurrant Reversion disease | a phytopathogenic graft-transmissible agent | | small-veined, yellowing | leaf | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | | | | |
| (flowering period) | small-veined, yellowing leaf infects and damages |
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may be infected and damaged by greatly reduced numbers flower |
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Blackcurrant Reversion disease |
a phytopathogenic graft-transmissible agent |
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Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Blackcurrant Reversion disease/ | Blackcurrant Reversion disease | a phytopathogenic graft-transmissible agent | | greatly reduced numbers | flower | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | | | | |
| (flowering period) | greatly reduced numbers flower infects and damages |
| (live) |
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live is parasitised by pycnium |
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Puccinia caricina var pringsheimiana |
Gooseberry Rust |
Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina var. pringsheimiana/ | Puccinia caricina var. pringsheimiana | gooseberry rust | | | | pycnium |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | live | | | |
| | pycnium parasitises live |
| (live) |
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live is parasitised by aecium |
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Puccinia caricina var ribis-nigri-lasiocarpae |
a currant clustercup rust |
Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae |
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina var. ribis-nigri-lasiocarpae/ | Puccinia caricina var. ribis-nigri-lasiocarpae | a currant clustercup rust | | | | aecium |
Foodplant / parasite | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | live | | | |
| | aecium parasitises live |
| berry (live) |
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live berry is parasitised by conidial anamorph |
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Podosphaera mors-uvae |
American Gooseberry Mildew |
Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera mors-uvae/ | Podosphaera mors-uvae | American gooseberry mildew | | | | conidial anamorph |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | live | berry | | Minor |
| | conidial anamorph parasitises live berry |
| branch (attached, dead) |
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attached, dead branch is decayed by immersed, in groups of 10 to 20 perithecium |
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Diaporthe strumella |
a valsoid pyrenomycete |
Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe strumella/ | Diaporthe strumella | a valsoid pyrenomycete | | immersed, in groups of 10 to 20 | | perithecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | attached, dead | branch | | |
| (10-4) | immersed, in groups of 10 to 20 perithecium is saprobic on attached, dead branch |
| branch (attached, dead) |
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attached, dead branch is decayed by Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph |
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Diaporthe strumella |
a valsoid pyrenomycete |
Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe strumella/ | Diaporthe strumella | a valsoid pyrenomycete | | | | Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | attached, dead | branch | | |
| | Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on attached, dead branch |
| branch (dead) |
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dead branch is decayed by round to ovate, plurilocular with many erect, almost cylindrical loculi stroma of Fusicoccum coelomycetous anamorph |
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Fusicoccum viridulum |
a stromatic coelomycete |
Botryosphaeriales: Botryosphaeriaceae |
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Fusicoccum viridulum/ | Fusicoccum viridulum | a stromatic coelomycete | | round to ovate, plurilocular with many erect, almost cylindrical loculi | stroma | Fusicoccum coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | ? | dead | branch | | |
| (3) | round to ovate, plurilocular with many erect, almost cylindrical loculi stroma of Fusicoccum coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch |
| branch (dead) |
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dead branch is decayed by erumpent, stalked, solid, brown stroma (pycnidial) of Fuckelia coelomycetous anamorph |
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Godronia ribis |
a discomycete |
Helotiales: Godroniaceae |
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Godronia ribis/ | Godronia ribis | a discomycete | | erumpent, stalked, solid, brown | stroma (pycnidial) | Fuckelia coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | dead | branch | | |
| | erumpent, stalked, solid, brown stroma (pycnidial) of Fuckelia coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch |
| bud (live, enlarged) |
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live, enlarged bud is galled by |
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Cecidophyopsis ribis |
Currant Big-bud Gall-mite, Blackcurrant Gall Mite |
Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Cecidophyopsis ribis/ | Cecidophyopsis ribis | currant big-bud gall-mite, blackcurrant gall mite | | | | |
Foodplant / gall | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | live, enlarged | bud | | Major |
| | causes gall of live, enlarged bud |
| fruit (unripe) (live, often yellowing) |
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live, often yellowing fruit (unripe) is spotted by acervulus of Gloeosporidiella coelomycetous anamorph |
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Drepanopeziza ribis |
Currant Leaf Spot - causative organism |
Helotiales: Dermateaceae |
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/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Drepanopeziza ribis/ | Drepanopeziza ribis | currant leaf spot - causative organism | | | acervulus | Gloeosporidiella coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / spot causer | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | live, often yellowing | fruit (unripe) | | Rare |
| (5-)7-9) | acervulus of Gloeosporidiella coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live, often yellowing fruit (unripe) |
| fruit |
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fruit is parasitised by aecium |
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Puccinia caricina |
Currant Clustercup Rust |
Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/ | Puccinia caricina | currant clustercup rust | | | | aecium |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | | fruit | | Minor |
| | aecium parasitises fruit |
| fruit |
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fruit is parasitised by pycnium |
|
|
Puccinia caricina |
Currant Clustercup Rust |
Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/ | Puccinia caricina | currant clustercup rust | | | | pycnium |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | | fruit | | Minor |
| | pycnium parasitises fruit |
| fruit (live) |
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live fruit is parasitised by aecium |
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Puccinia caricina var pringsheimiana |
Gooseberry Rust |
Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 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/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina var. pringsheimiana/ | Puccinia caricina var. pringsheimiana | gooseberry rust | | | | aecium |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | live | fruit | | Minor |
| (spring-early summer) | aecium parasitises live fruit |
| leaf (esp old) (live, often yellowing) |
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live, often yellowing leaf (esp old) is spotted by acervulus of Gloeosporidiella coelomycetous anamorph |
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Drepanopeziza ribis |
Currant Leaf Spot - causative organism |
Helotiales: Dermateaceae |
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/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Drepanopeziza ribis/ | Drepanopeziza ribis | currant leaf spot - causative organism | | | acervulus | Gloeosporidiella coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / spot causer | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | live, often yellowing | leaf (esp old) | | Major |
| (5-)7-9) | acervulus of Gloeosporidiella coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live, often yellowing leaf (esp old) |
| leaf (petiole) (live, often yellowing) |
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live, often yellowing leaf (petiole) is spotted by acervulus of Gloeosporidiella coelomycetous anamorph |
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|
Drepanopeziza ribis |
Currant Leaf Spot - causative organism |
Helotiales: Dermateaceae |
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/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Drepanopeziza ribis/ | Drepanopeziza ribis | currant leaf spot - causative organism | | | acervulus | Gloeosporidiella coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / spot causer | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | live, often yellowing | leaf (petiole) | | Rare |
| (5-)7-9) | acervulus of Gloeosporidiella coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live, often yellowing leaf (petiole) |
| leaf (terminal) (live, stunted, distorted) |
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live, stunted, distorted leaf (terminal) has sap sucked by |
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Aphis schneideri |
Permanent Current Aphid |
Hemiptera: Aphididae |
Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Bursaphis) schneideri/ | Aphis (Bursaphis) schneideri | permanent current aphid | | | | |
Foodplant / sap sucker | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | live, stunted, distorted | leaf (terminal) | | |
| | sucks sap of live, stunted, distorted leaf (terminal) |
| leaf (young, terminal) (live, distorted, remaining folded and twisted) |
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live, distorted, remaining folded and twisted leaf (young, terminal) is foodplant of larva |
|
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Dasineura tetensi |
Blackcurrant Leaf Midge |
Diptera: Cecidomyiidae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura tetensi/ | Dasineura tetensi | blackcurrant leaf midge | | | | larva |
Foodplant / feeds on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | live, distorted, remaining folded and twisted | leaf (young, terminal) | | |
| (4-8) | larva feeds on live, distorted, remaining folded and twisted leaf (young, terminal) |
| leaf (young) (distorted) |
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distorted leaf (young) may be infected and damaged by |
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Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi |
Chrysanthemum Eelworm, Leaf and Bud Eelworm |
Aphelenchida: Aphelenchoididae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Aphelenchida/Aphelenchoididae/Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi/ | Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi | chrysanthemum eelworm, leaf and bud eelworm | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | distorted | leaf (young) | | |
| (winter - early spring) | infects and damages distorted leaf (young) |
| leaf (young) (live, distorted, yellowed) |
|
live, distorted, yellowed leaf (young) has sap sucked by |
|
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Hyperomyzus lactucae |
Currant-sowthistle Aphid |
Hemiptera: Aphididae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lactucae/ | Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lactucae | currant-sowthistle aphid | | | | |
Foodplant / sap sucker | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | live, distorted, yellowed | leaf (young) | | Major |
| (early sporing) | sucks sap of live, distorted, yellowed leaf (young) |
| leaf |
|
leaf is grazed by larva |
|
|
Euura olfaciens |
a sawfly |
Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae |
Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Euura olfaciens/ | Euura olfaciens | a sawfly | | | | larva |
Foodplant / open feeder | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | | leaf | | |
| | larva grazes on leaf |
| leaf |
|
leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium |
|
|
Cronartium ribicola |
White Pine Blister Rust |
Pucciniales: Cronartiaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Cronartiaceae/Cronartium ribicola/ | Cronartium ribicola | white pine blister rust | | hypophyllous | | telium |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | | leaf | | Major |
| (7-10) | hypophyllous telium parasitises leaf |
| leaf |
|
leaf is spotted by hypophyllous uredium |
|
|
Cronartium ribicola |
White Pine Blister Rust |
Pucciniales: Cronartiaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Cronartiaceae/Cronartium ribicola/ | Cronartium ribicola | white pine blister rust | | hypophyllous | | uredium |
Foodplant / spot causer | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | | leaf | | Major |
| (7-10) | hypophyllous uredium causes spots on leaf |
| leaf |
|
leaf is parasitised by pycnium |
|
|
Puccinia caricina |
Currant Clustercup Rust |
Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/ | Puccinia caricina | currant clustercup rust | | | | pycnium |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | | leaf | | |
| | pycnium parasitises leaf |
| leaf (curled) |
|
curled leaf is swollen by |
|
|
Aphis grossulariae |
Gooseberry Aphid |
Hemiptera: Aphididae |
Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Bursaphis) grossulariae/ | Aphis (Bursaphis) grossulariae | gooseberry aphid | | | | |
Foodplant / false gall | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | curled | leaf | | |
| (winter) | causes swelling of curled leaf |
| leaf (dead, fallen, overwintered) |
|
dead, fallen, overwintered leaf is decayed by erumpent apothecium |
|
|
Drepanopeziza ribis |
Currant Leaf Spot - causative organism |
Helotiales: Dermateaceae |
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/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Drepanopeziza ribis/ | Drepanopeziza ribis | currant leaf spot - causative organism | | erumpent | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | dead, fallen, overwintered | leaf | | Major |
| (3-5) | erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, overwintered leaf |
| leaf (dead, fallen) |
|
dead, fallen leaf is decayed by hypophyllous, immersed pseudothecium |
|
|
Mycosphaerella ribis |
Current Angular Leaf Spot - causative organism |
Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae |
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/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella ribis/ | Mycosphaerella ribis | current angular leaf spot - causative organism | | hypophyllous, immersed | | pseudothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | dead, fallen | leaf | | |
| (3-5) | hypophyllous, immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen leaf |
| leaf (fading) |
|
fading leaf is spotted by mainly hypophyllous, immersed, very small, blackish brown pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Mycosphaerella ribis |
Current Angular Leaf Spot - causative organism |
Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae |
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
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella ribis/ | Mycosphaerella ribis | current angular leaf spot - causative organism | | mainly hypophyllous, immersed, very small, blackish brown | pycnidium | Septoria coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / spot causer | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | fading | leaf | | |
| (7-10) | mainly hypophyllous, immersed, very small, blackish brown pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on fading leaf |
| leaf (live, often curled) |
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live, often curled leaf is parasitised by aecium |
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Puccinia caricina var pringsheimiana |
Gooseberry Rust |
Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina var. pringsheimiana/ | Puccinia caricina var. pringsheimiana | gooseberry rust | | | | aecium |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | live, often curled | leaf | | Minor |
| (spring-early summer) | aecium parasitises live, often curled leaf |
| leaf (live) |
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live leaf has sap sucked by hypophyllous |
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Cryptomyzus galeopsidis |
Blackcurrant Aphid |
Hemiptera: Aphididae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) galeopsidis/ | Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) galeopsidis | blackcurrant aphid | | hypophyllous | | |
Foodplant / sap sucker | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | live | leaf | | |
| (spring-summer, early autumn-) | hypophyllous sucks sap of live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
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live leaf of esp. if planted close together or heavily shaded is parasitised by mainly epiphyllous cleistothecium |
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Erysiphe grossulariae |
a powdery mildew |
Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe grossulariae/ | Erysiphe grossulariae | a powdery mildew | | mainly epiphyllous | | cleistothecium |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | live | leaf | esp. if planted close together or heavily shaded | |
| | mainly epiphyllous cleistothecium parasitises live leaf of esp. if planted close together or heavily shaded |
| leaf (live) |
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live leaf of esp. if planted close together or heavily shaded is parasitised by mainly epiphyllous conidial anamorph |
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Erysiphe grossulariae |
a powdery mildew |
Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe grossulariae/ | Erysiphe grossulariae | a powdery mildew | | mainly epiphyllous | | conidial anamorph |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | live | leaf | esp. if planted close together or heavily shaded | |
| | mainly epiphyllous conidial anamorph parasitises live leaf of esp. if planted close together or heavily shaded |
| leaf (live) |
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live leaf is parasitised by conidial anamorph |
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Podosphaera mors-uvae |
American Gooseberry Mildew |
Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera mors-uvae/ | Podosphaera mors-uvae | American gooseberry mildew | | | | conidial anamorph |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | live | leaf | | Minor |
| | conidial anamorph parasitises live leaf |
| leaf (often distorted) |
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often distorted leaf is parasitised by aecium |
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Puccinia caricina |
Currant Clustercup Rust |
Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/ | Puccinia caricina | currant clustercup rust | | | | aecium |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | often distorted | leaf | | |
| | aecium parasitises often distorted leaf |
| leaf (yellow blister-galled) |
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yellow blister-galled leaf is galled by hypophyllous |
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Cryptomyzus ribis |
Red Currant Blister Aphid |
Hemiptera: Aphididae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis/ | Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis | red currant blister aphid | | hypophyllous | | |
Foodplant / gall | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | yellow blister-galled | leaf | | |
| (spring-summer, early autumn-) | hypophyllous causes gall of yellow blister-galled leaf |
| leaf (yellowed) |
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yellowed leaf is parasitised by effuse colony |
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Plasmopara ribicola |
a downy mildew |
Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae |
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
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/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Plasmopara ribicola/ | Plasmopara ribicola | a downy mildew | | effuse | colony | |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | yellowed | leaf | | |
| | effuse colony parasitises yellowed leaf |
| root (live, softly woolly) |
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live, softly woolly root has sap sucked by |
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Eriosoma ulmi |
Elm-currant Aphid |
Hemiptera: Aphididae |
Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Eriosoma ulmi/ | Eriosoma ulmi | elm-currant aphid | | | | |
Foodplant / sap sucker | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | live, softly woolly | root | | |
| (summer) | sucks sap of live, softly woolly root |
| shoot (young) (live) |
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live shoot (young) is parasitised by conidial anamorph |
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Podosphaera mors-uvae |
American Gooseberry Mildew |
Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera mors-uvae/ | Podosphaera mors-uvae | American gooseberry mildew | | | | conidial anamorph |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | live | shoot (young) | | |
| | conidial anamorph parasitises live shoot (young) |
| shoot (live, often swollen) |
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live, often swollen shoot is parasitised by aecium |
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Puccinia caricina var pringsheimiana |
Gooseberry Rust |
Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina var. pringsheimiana/ | Puccinia caricina var. pringsheimiana | gooseberry rust | | | | aecium |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | live, often swollen | shoot | | Minor |
| (spring-early summer) | aecium parasitises live, often swollen shoot |
| stem |
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stem is parasitised by aecium |
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Puccinia caricina |
Currant Clustercup Rust |
Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/ | Puccinia caricina | currant clustercup rust | | | | aecium |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | | stem | | Minor |
| | aecium parasitises stem |
| stem |
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stem is parasitised by pycnium |
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Puccinia caricina |
Currant Clustercup Rust |
Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/ | Puccinia caricina | currant clustercup rust | | | | pycnium |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | | stem | | Minor |
| | pycnium parasitises stem |
| stem (live, often yellowing) |
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live, often yellowing stem is spotted by acervulus of Gloeosporidiella coelomycetous anamorph |
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Drepanopeziza ribis |
Currant Leaf Spot - causative organism |
Helotiales: Dermateaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Drepanopeziza ribis/ | Drepanopeziza ribis | currant leaf spot - causative organism | | | acervulus | Gloeosporidiella coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / spot causer | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | live, often yellowing | stem | | Rare |
| (5-)7-9) | acervulus of Gloeosporidiella coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live, often yellowing stem |
| twig (dead) |
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dead twig is decayed by erumpent stroma |
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Dothiora ribesia |
Currant Black Pustule |
Dothideales: Dothioraceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Dothiora ribesia/ | Dothiora ribesia | currant black pustule | | erumpent | | stroma |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | dead | twig | | Minor |
| | erumpent stroma is saprobic on dead twig |
| twig (dead) |
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dead twig is decayed by stromatic, immersed pseudothecium |
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Dothiora ribesia |
Currant Black Pustule |
Dothideales: Dothioraceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Dothiora ribesia/ | Dothiora ribesia | currant black pustule | | stromatic, immersed | | pseudothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | dead | twig | | Minor |
| | stromatic, immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead twig |
| twig (dead) |
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dead twig is decayed by erumpent apothecium |
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Godronia uberiformis |
a discomycete |
Helotiales: Godroniaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Godronia uberiformis/ | Godronia uberiformis | a discomycete | | erumpent | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | dead | twig | | |
| | erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead twig |
| twig (dead) |
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dead twig is decayed by erumpent pycnidium of Topospora coelomycetous anamorph |
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Godronia uberiformis |
a discomycete |
Helotiales: Godroniaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Godronia uberiformis/ | Godronia uberiformis | a discomycete | | erumpent | pycnidium | Topospora coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/ | Ribes nigrum | blackcurrant, black currant | | dead | twig | | |
| | erumpent pycnidium of Topospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig |
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Ribes nigrum (Blackcurrant, Black Currant)
BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk)
has 9 images of Ribes nigrum (Blackcurrant, Black Currant)
