Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
(Bermuda-grass)

Interactions where Cynodon dactylon 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
infllorescence (live) live infllorescence may be infected and damaged by sorus UK/Ireland Ustilago cynodontis a grass smut Ustilaginales: Ustilaginaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago cynodontis/Ustilago cynodontisa grass smutsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Cynodon dactylon/Cynodon dactylonBermuda-grassliveinfllorescence sorus infects and damages live infllorescence
leaf leaf is decayed by 1-3 in rows, black, subepidermal pycnidium of Diplodina coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ascochyta graminea a coelomycete Pleosporales British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta graminea/Ascochyta gramineaa coelomycete1-3 in rows, black, subepidermalpycnidiumDiplodina coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Cynodon dactylon/Cynodon dactylonBermuda-grassleaf (9-12)1-3 in rows, black, subepidermal pycnidium of Diplodina coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda-grass) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCynodon dactylon (Bermuda-grass)
GenusCynodon (Bermuda-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 Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda-grass)

Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda-grass) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda-grass):

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