Cymadothea trifolii (Pers.) F.A. Wolf
(Black Blotch or Sooty Blotch Disease Of Clovers - causative organism)

Interactions where Cymadothea trifolii 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
Polythrinium dematiaceous anamorph (stromatic) stromatic Polythrinium dematiaceous anamorph parasitises live leaf Trifolium fragiferum Strawberry Clover Fabales: Fabaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cymadothea trifolii/Cymadothea trifoliiblack blotch or sooty blotch disease of clovers - causative organismstromaticPolythrinium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium fragiferum/Trifolium fragiferumstrawberry cloverliveleaf (6-10)
pseudothecium (stromatic) stromatic pseudothecium may be found on overwintered leaf Trifolium fragiferum Strawberry Clover Fabales: Fabaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cymadothea trifolii/Cymadothea trifoliiblack blotch or sooty blotch disease of clovers - causative organismstromaticpseudothecium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium fragiferum/Trifolium fragiferumstrawberry cloveroverwinteredleaf (spring)
Polythrinium dematiaceous anamorph (stromatic) stromatic Polythrinium dematiaceous anamorph parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Trifolium incarnatum ssp molinerii Long-headed Clover Fabales: Fabaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
New hosts of black blotch of clover in Britain, Frost, L.C., 1967
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cymadothea trifolii/Cymadothea trifoliiblack blotch or sooty blotch disease of clovers - causative organismstromaticPolythrinium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium incarnatum subsp. molinerii/Trifolium incarnatum subsp. molineriilong-headed cloverliveleaf (6-10)
pseudothecium (stromatic) stromatic pseudothecium may be found on overwintered leaf Trifolium incarnatum ssp molinerii Long-headed Clover Fabales: Fabaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cymadothea trifolii/Cymadothea trifoliiblack blotch or sooty blotch disease of clovers - causative organismstromaticpseudothecium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium incarnatum subsp. molinerii/Trifolium incarnatum subsp. molineriilong-headed cloveroverwinteredleaf (spring)
Polythrinium dematiaceous anamorph (stromatic) stromatic Polythrinium dematiaceous anamorph parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Trifolium occidentale Western Clover Fabales: Fabaceae New hosts of black blotch of clover in Britain, Frost, L.C., 1967
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cymadothea trifolii/Cymadothea trifoliiblack blotch or sooty blotch disease of clovers - causative organismstromaticPolythrinium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium occidentale/Trifolium occidentalewestern cloverliveleaf (6-10)
Polythrinium dematiaceous anamorph (stromatic) stromatic Polythrinium dematiaceous anamorph parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Trifolium ornithopodioides Bird’s-foot Clover Fabales: Fabaceae New hosts of black blotch of clover in Britain, Frost, L.C., 1967
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cymadothea trifolii/Cymadothea trifoliiblack blotch or sooty blotch disease of clovers - causative organismstromaticPolythrinium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium ornithopodioides/Trifolium ornithopodioidesbird's-foot cloverliveleaf (6-10)
Polythrinium dematiaceous anamorph (stromatic) stromatic Polythrinium dematiaceous anamorph parasitises live leaf Trifolium repens White Clover, Dutch Clover Fabales: Fabaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cymadothea trifolii/Cymadothea trifoliiblack blotch or sooty blotch disease of clovers - causative organismstromaticPolythrinium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverliveleaf (6-10)
pseudothecium (stromatic) stromatic pseudothecium may be found on overwintered leaf Trifolium repens White Clover, Dutch Clover Fabales: Fabaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cymadothea trifolii/Cymadothea trifoliiblack blotch or sooty blotch disease of clovers - causative organismstromaticpseudothecium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloveroverwinteredleaf (spring)
Polythrinium dematiaceous anamorph (stromatic) stromatic Polythrinium dematiaceous anamorph parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Trifolium subterraneum Subterranean Clover Fabales: Fabaceae Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cymadothea trifolii/Cymadothea trifoliiblack blotch or sooty blotch disease of clovers - causative organismstromaticPolythrinium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium subterraneum/Trifolium subterraneumsubterranean cloverliveleaf (6-10)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Frost, L.C., 1967New hosts of black blotch of clover in BritainTBMS Vol 50 (1): 155.
Storey, M.W., 2015Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guidewww.bioimages.org.uk

Cymadothea trifolii (Black Blotch or Sooty Blotch Disease Of Clovers - causative organism) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cymadothea trifolii (Black Blotch or Sooty Blotch Disease Of Clovers - causative organism) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCymadothea trifolii (Black Blotch or Sooty Blotch Disease Of Clovers - causative organism)
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 Cymadothea trifolii (Black Blotch or Sooty Blotch Disease Of Clovers - causative organism)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Simon, U.K., Groenewald, J.Z. & Crous, P.W. 2009 Cymadothea trifolii, an obligate biotrophic leaf parasite of Trifolium, belongs to Mycosphaerellaceae as shown by nuclear ribosomal DNA analyses Persoonia Vol 22: 49-55.

Cymadothea trifolii (Black Blotch or Sooty Blotch Disease Of Clovers - causative organism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Frost, L.C. 1967 New hosts of black blotch of clover in Britain TBMS Vol 50 (1): 155.
Roderick, H.W. 1993 The infection of white clover (Trifolium repens) by conidia of Cymadothea trifolii Mycol. Res. Vol 97 (02): 227-232.
Simon, U.K., Bauer, R., Rioux, D., Simard, M. & Oberwinkler, F. 2005 The vegetative life-cycle of the clover pathogen Cymadothea trifolii as revealed by transmission electron microscopy Mycol. Res. Vol 109 (7): 764-778.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Cymadothea trifolii (Black Blotch or Sooty Blotch Disease Of Clovers - causative organism):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 43 images of Cymadothea trifolii (Black Blotch or Sooty Blotch Disease Of Clovers - causative organism)
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