Cryptomyces maximus (Fr.) Rehm
(Willow Blister)

Interactions where Cryptomyces maximus 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
stroma		stroma causes swelling of live, girdled branch (thin)			Salix alba var caerulea	Cricket-bat Willow	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Cryptomycetaceae/Cryptomyces maximus/	Cryptomyces maximus	willow blister				stroma	Foodplant / false gall		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix alba var. caerulea/	Salix alba var. caerulea	cricket-bat willow		live, girdled	branch (thin)
stroma		stroma causes swelling of live, girdled branch (thin)			Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilis	hybrid crack-willow	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Salix, Anon., 2007 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Cryptomycetaceae/Cryptomyces maximus/	Cryptomyces maximus	willow blister				stroma	Foodplant / false gall		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilis/	Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilis	hybrid crack-willow		live, girdled	branch (thin)
stroma		stroma causes swelling of live branch (thin)			Salix viminalis	Osier	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Salix, Anon., 2007 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Cryptomycetaceae/Cryptomyces maximus/	Cryptomyces maximus	willow blister				stroma	Foodplant / false gall			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/	Salix viminalis	osier		live	branch (thin)
stroma		stroma causes swelling of live stem			[Broadleaved trees and shrubs]	broadleaved trees and shrubs		CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Salix, Anon., 2007	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Cryptomycetaceae/Cryptomyces maximus/	Cryptomyces maximus	willow blister				stroma	Foodplant / false gall		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees and shrubs/	Broadleaved trees and shrubs	broadleaved trees and shrubs		live	stem
stroma		stroma causes swelling of live twig			[Broadleaved trees and shrubs]	broadleaved trees and shrubs		CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Salix, Anon., 2007	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Cryptomycetaceae/Cryptomyces maximus/	Cryptomyces maximus	willow blister				stroma	Foodplant / false gall		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees and shrubs/	Broadleaved trees and shrubs	broadleaved trees and shrubs		live	twig

Author & Year	Title	Source
Anon., 2007	CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Salix	PRAs for consultation on pest risk management PRAs for consultation on pest risk management.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Moore, W.C., 1959	British Parasitic Fungi	430pp, Cambridge University Press

Cryptomyces maximus (Willow Blister) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Cryptomyces maximus (Willow Blister) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Cryptomyces maximus (Willow Blister)
Family	CRYPTOMYCETACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	RHYTISMATALES (an order of ascomycetes)
Subclass	LEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
Class	LEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Cryptomyces maximus is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
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 Cryptomyces maximus (Willow Blister)

Cryptomyces maximus (Willow Blister) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

LEOTIOMYCETIDAE
(powdery mildews)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cryptomyces maximus (Willow Blister):

LEOTIOMYCETIDAE
(powdery mildews)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

Vulnerable

VU/D2

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