Septoria polygonorum Desm.
(a leaf-spot fungus)

Interactions where Septoria polygonorum 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
(epiphyllous, immersed)		epiphyllous, immersed pycnidium causes spots on live leaf			Fallopia convolvulus	Black-bindweed	Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria polygonorum/	Septoria polygonorum	a leaf-spot fungus		epiphyllous, immersed	pycnidium		Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Fallopia convolvulus/	Fallopia convolvulus	black-bindweed		live	leaf		Minor		(7-10)
(epiphyllous, immersed)		epiphyllous, immersed pycnidium causes spots on live leaf			Persicaria bistorta	Common Bistort	Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria polygonorum/	Septoria polygonorum	a leaf-spot fungus		epiphyllous, immersed	pycnidium		Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Persicaria bistorta/	Persicaria bistorta	common bistort		live	leaf		Minor		(7-10)
(epiphyllous, immersed)		epiphyllous, immersed pycnidium causes spots on live leaf			Persicaria hydropiper	Water-pepper	Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria polygonorum/	Septoria polygonorum	a leaf-spot fungus		epiphyllous, immersed	pycnidium		Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Persicaria hydropiper/	Persicaria hydropiper	water-pepper		live	leaf		Minor		(7-10)
(epiphyllous, immersed)		epiphyllous, immersed pycnidium causes spots on live leaf			Persicaria lapathifolia	Pale Persicaria	Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria polygonorum/	Septoria polygonorum	a leaf-spot fungus		epiphyllous, immersed	pycnidium		Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Persicaria lapathifolia/	Persicaria lapathifolia	pale persicaria		live	leaf				(7-10)
(epiphyllous, immersed)		epiphyllous, immersed pycnidium causes spots on live leaf			Persicaria maculosa	Redshank	Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria polygonorum/	Septoria polygonorum	a leaf-spot fungus		epiphyllous, immersed	pycnidium		Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Persicaria maculosa/	Persicaria maculosa	redshank		live	leaf		Major		(7-10)

Author & Year	Title	Source
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	Fungi of the South East England	383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia	Vol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press

Septoria polygonorum (a leaf-spot fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Septoria polygonorum (a leaf-spot fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Coelomycetes
(stem- and leaf-fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Anamorphic Species	Septoria polygonorum (a leaf-spot fungus)
Genus	Septoria (a form genus of coelomycetous leaf-spot fungi)
Family	MYCOSPHAERELLACEAE (a family of ascomycetes and lichens)
Order	CAPNODIALES (sooty moulds)
Subclass	DOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
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)

Septoria polygonorum is also a member of:
Coelomycetes - stem- and leaf-fungi (via Septoria)
Anamorphic fungi - mitosporic fungi (via Coelomycetes)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Anamorphic fungi)
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 Septoria polygonorum (a leaf-spot fungus)

Septoria polygonorum (a leaf-spot fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

MYCOSPHAERELLACEAE
(a family of ascomycetes and lichens)

CAPNODIALES
(sooty moulds)

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)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Septoria polygonorum (a leaf-spot fungus):

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

MYCOSPHAERELLACEAE
(a family of ascomycetes and lichens)

CAPNODIALES
(sooty moulds)

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)

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

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