[Agropyron] Gaertn.
(couch grasses)

Interactions where [Agropyron] is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

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

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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
flower stalk flower stalk is galled by larva Chlorops pumilionis Barley Gout Fly Diptera: Chloropidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Chloropidae/Chlorops pumilionis/Chlorops pumilionisbarley gout flylarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agropyron/Agropyroncouch grassesflower stalk larva causes gall of flower stalk
leaf leaf is mined by larva Agromyza nigrociliata a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Agromyza nigrociliata/Agromyza nigrociliataa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agropyron/Agropyroncouch grassesleaf larva mines leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Paraphaeosphaeria michotii an ascomycete Pleosporales: Montagnulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Montagnulaceae/Paraphaeosphaeria michotii/Paraphaeosphaeria michotiian ascomyceteimmersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agropyron/Agropyroncouch grassesdeadleaf (1-7)immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by stromatic acervulus of Cheilaria coelomycetous anamorph Cheilaria agrostidis a coelomycete Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Cheilaria agrostidis/Cheilaria agrostidisa coelomycetestromaticacervulusCheilaria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agropyron/Agropyroncouch grassesliveleaf stromatic acervulus of Cheilaria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by immersed stromatic of Rhynchosporium coelomycetous anamorph Rhynchosporium agropyri Leaf Blotch or Scald Of Grasses - causative organism, Couch Scald Helotiales Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Rhynchosporium agropyri/Rhynchosporium agropyrileaf blotch or scald of grasses - causative organism, couch scaldimmersedstromaticRhynchosporium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agropyron/Agropyroncouch grassesliveleaf immersed stromatic of Rhynchosporium coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by immersed, thin, subcuticular stromatic plates of Rhynchosporium coelomycetous anamorph Rhynchosporium orthosporum Cocksfoot Scald Helotiales Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Rhynchosporium orthosporum/Rhynchosporium orthosporumcocksfoot scaldimmersed, thin, subcuticularstromatic platesRhynchosporium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agropyron/Agropyroncouch grassesliveleaf immersed, thin, subcuticular stromatic plates of Rhynchosporium coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
sheath (live) live sheath is spotted by immersed stromatic of Rhynchosporium coelomycetous anamorph Rhynchosporium agropyri Leaf Blotch or Scald Of Grasses - causative organism, Couch Scald Helotiales Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Rhynchosporium agropyri/Rhynchosporium agropyrileaf blotch or scald of grasses - causative organism, couch scaldimmersedstromaticRhynchosporium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agropyron/Agropyroncouch grasseslivesheath immersed stromatic of Rhynchosporium coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live sheath
sheath (live) live sheath is spotted by immersed, thin, subcuticular stromatic plates of Rhynchosporium coelomycetous anamorph Rhynchosporium orthosporum Cocksfoot Scald Helotiales Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Rhynchosporium orthosporum/Rhynchosporium orthosporumcocksfoot scaldimmersed, thin, subcuticularstromatic platesRhynchosporium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agropyron/Agropyroncouch grasseslivesheath immersed, thin, subcuticular stromatic plates of Rhynchosporium coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live sheath
stem internode (basal) stem internode (basal) is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Ophiosphaerella herpotricha an ascomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Ophiosphaerella herpotricha/Ophiosphaerella herpotrichaan ascomyceteimmersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agropyron/Agropyroncouch grassesstem internode (basal) (3-7)immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on stem internode (basal)
stem internode (basal) stem internode (basal) is decayed by immersed pycnidial anamorph Minor Ophiosphaerella herpotricha an ascomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Ophiosphaerella herpotricha/Ophiosphaerella herpotrichaan ascomyceteimmersedpycnidial anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agropyron/Agropyroncouch grassesstem internode (basal)Minor (3-7)immersed pycnidial anamorph is saprobic on stem internode (basal)
stem stem may contain larva Cephus pygmeus Wheat Stem Borer Hymenoptera: Cephidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cephidae/Cephus pygmeus/Cephus pygmeuswheat stem borerlarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agropyron/Agropyroncouch grassesstem larva feeds within stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Paraphaeosphaeria michotii an ascomycete Pleosporales: Montagnulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Montagnulaceae/Paraphaeosphaeria michotii/Paraphaeosphaeria michotiian ascomyceteimmersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agropyron/Agropyroncouch grassesdeadstem (1-7)immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Paraphaeosphaeria michotii an ascomycete Pleosporales: Montagnulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Montagnulaceae/Paraphaeosphaeria michotii/Paraphaeosphaeria michotiian ascomyceteimmersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agropyron/Agropyroncouch grassesdeadstem (1-7)immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (live) live stem may be infected and damaged by immersed stroma of Pseudocercosporella dematiaceous anamorph Foreign Oculimacula yallundae Foot-rot, Strawbreaker, Eyespot and Lodging Diseases (Causative Organsim), Wheat Eyespot Helotiales Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Oculimacula yallundae/Oculimacula yallundaefoot-rot, strawbreaker, eyespot and lodging diseases (causative organsim), wheat eyespotimmersedstromaPseudocercosporella dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agropyron/Agropyroncouch grasseslivestem immersed stroma of Pseudocercosporella dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1951Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(a), 49pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Braun, U., 1995Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 1, 333pp, IHW-Verlag
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

[Agropyron] (couch grasses) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species 9 trophisms
Species 17 trophisms
Species hybrid 2 trophisms
Species hybrid 1 references
Subspecies 14 trophisms
Species 1 subtaxa 103 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
Informal[Agropyron] (couch grasses)
TribeTriticeae (wheats & barleys)
SubfamilyPOOIDEAE (a subfamily of grasses)
FamilyPOACEAE (grasses, couch)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for [Agropyron] (couch grasses)

[Agropyron] (couch grasses) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to [Agropyron] (couch grasses):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 25 images of [Agropyron] (couch grasses)
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