Exobasidium myrtilli Siegm.
(Blaeberry Redleaf)

Interactions where Exobasidium myrtilli 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 shoot UK/Ireland Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Ericales: Ericaceae 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 myrtilli/Exobasidium myrtilliblaeberry redleaffruitbody Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium myrtillus/Vaccinium myrtillusbilberryshoot
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises leaf Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Ericales: Ericaceae Nordic Macromycetes, Vol 3. (Hetero., Aphylloph., Gastero.), Hansen, L & Knudsen, H, 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Exobasidiales/Exobasidiaceae/Exobasidium myrtilli/Exobasidium myrtilliblaeberry redleaffruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium myrtillus/Vaccinium myrtillusbilberryleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Hansen, L & Knudsen, H, 1997Nordic Macromycetes, Vol 3. (Hetero., Aphylloph., Gastero.)Nordic Macromycetes, 3, 444pp, Nordsvamp, Copenhagen
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 myrtilli (Blaeberry Redleaf) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Exobasidium myrtilli (Blaeberry Redleaf) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesExobasidium myrtilli (Blaeberry Redleaf)
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 myrtilli (Blaeberry Redleaf)

Exobasidium myrtilli (Blaeberry Redleaf) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Exobasidium myrtilli (Blaeberry Redleaf):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 12 images of Exobasidium myrtilli (Blaeberry Redleaf)

A parasitic basidiomycete that enlarges (or shrinks) the leaves of Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and curls the margins, often turning them red.

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