Exobasidium camelliae Shirai
(Camellia Gall)

Interactions where Exobasidium camelliae 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
fruitbody fruitbody causes gall of live leaf UK/IrelandRestricted Camellia japonica Camellia Ericales: Theaceae Exobasidium in the British Isles, Ing, B., 1998
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/Exobasidiales/Exobasidiaceae/Exobasidium camelliae/Exobasidium camelliaecamellia gallfruitbody Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Theaceae/Camellia japonica/Camellia japonicacamellialiveleafSole
fruitbody fruitbody causes gall of live sepal UK/IrelandRestricted Camellia japonica Camellia Ericales: Theaceae Exobasidium in the British Isles, Ing, B., 1998
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/Exobasidiales/Exobasidiaceae/Exobasidium camelliae/Exobasidium camelliaecamellia gallfruitbody Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Theaceae/Camellia japonica/Camellia japonicacamellialivesepalSole
fruitbody fruitbody causes gall of live peduncle UK/IrelandRestricted Camellia japonica Camellia Ericales: Theaceae Exobasidium in the British Isles, Ing, B., 1998
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/Exobasidiales/Exobasidiaceae/Exobasidium camelliae/Exobasidium camelliaecamellia gallfruitbody Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Theaceae/Camellia japonica/Camellia japonicacamellialivepeduncleSole
fruitbody fruitbody causes gall of live flower bud UK/IrelandRestricted Camellia japonica Camellia Ericales: Theaceae New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Exobasidiales/Exobasidiaceae/Exobasidium camelliae/Exobasidium camelliaecamellia gallfruitbody Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Theaceae/Camellia japonica/Camellia japonicacamellialiveflower budSole
fruitbody fruitbody causes gall of live petal UK/IrelandRestricted Camellia japonica Camellia Ericales: Theaceae New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946
Exobasidium in the British Isles, Ing, B., 1998
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Exobasidiales/Exobasidiaceae/Exobasidium camelliae/Exobasidium camelliaecamellia gallfruitbody Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Theaceae/Camellia japonica/Camellia japonicacamellialivepetalSole

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946New or interesting British fungiTBMS Vol 29 (3): 141-166.
Ing, B., 1998Exobasidium in the British IslesMycologist Vol 12 (2): 80-82.
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

Exobasidium camelliae (Camellia Gall) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Exobasidium camelliae (Camellia Gall) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesExobasidium camelliae (Camellia Gall)
GenusExobasidium (redleaf fungi)
FamilyEXOBASIDIACEAE (redleaf fungi)
OrderEXOBASIDIALES (an order of ustilaginomycetes)
SubclassEXOBASIDIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ustilaginomycetes)
ClassUSTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
SubphylumUSTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Exobasidium camelliae (Camellia Gall)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M. 1946 New or interesting British fungi TBMS Vol 29 (3): 141-166.

Exobasidium camelliae (Camellia Gall) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Exobasidium camelliae (Camellia Gall):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 2 images of Exobasidium camelliae (Camellia Gall)
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