Cercospora apii Fresen.
(Celery Pale Leaf Spot - causative organism)

Interactions where Cercospora apii 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
Cercospora dematiaceous anamorph colony of Cercospora dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf UK/Ireland Apium graveolens Wild Celery Apiales: Apiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cercospora apii/Cercospora apiicelery pale leaf spot - causative organismcolonyCercospora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Apium graveolens/Apium graveolenswild celeryliveleaf
Cercospora dematiaceous anamorph colony of Cercospora dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf Foreign Apium graveolens var dulce Celery Apiales: Apiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cercospora apii/Cercospora apiicelery pale leaf spot - causative organismcolonyCercospora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Apium graveolens var. dulce/Apium graveolens var. dulceceleryliveleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press

Cercospora apii (Celery Pale Leaf Spot - causative organism) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cercospora apii (Celery Pale Leaf Spot - causative organism) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesCercospora apii (Celery Pale Leaf Spot - causative organism)
GenusCercospora (a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)
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 Cercospora apii (Celery Pale Leaf Spot - causative organism)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Groenewald, J.Z. et al 2013 Species concepts in Cercospora: spotting the weeds among the roses Stud. Mycol. Vol 75: 115-170.

Cercospora apii (Celery Pale Leaf Spot - causative organism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cercospora apii (Celery Pale Leaf Spot - causative organism):

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