Gremmeniella abietina (Lagerb.) M. Morelet
(Pine Die-back - causative organism)

Interactions where Gremmeniella abietina 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
apothecium apothecium infects and damages live twig Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Gremmeniella abietina/Gremmeniella abietinapine die-back (causative organism)apothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspineslivetwig
Brunchorstia anamorph Brunchorstia anamorph infects and damages live twig Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Gremmeniella abietina/Gremmeniella abietinapine die-back (causative organism)Brunchorstia anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspineslivetwig
Brunchorstia anamorph Brunchorstia anamorph infects and damages live twig UK/IrelandRare Pinus contorta Lodgepole Pine, Beach Pine, Shore Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Shoot Diseases of Pine, Brown, A. & Macaskill, G., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Gremmeniella abietina/Gremmeniella abietinapine die-back (causative organism)Brunchorstia anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus contorta/Pinus contortalodgepole pine, beach pine, shore pinelivetwigRare
apothecium apothecium infects and damages live twig Minor Pinus mugo Dwarf Mountain Pine, Dwarf Mountain-pine Pinales: Pinaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Gremmeniella abietina/Gremmeniella abietinapine die-back (causative organism)apothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus mugo/Pinus mugodwarf mountain pine, dwarf mountain-pinelivetwigMinor
Brunchorstia anamorph Brunchorstia anamorph infects and damages live twig UK/IrelandMinor Pinus mugo Dwarf Mountain Pine, Dwarf Mountain-pine Pinales: Pinaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Gremmeniella abietina/Gremmeniella abietinapine die-back (causative organism)Brunchorstia anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus mugo/Pinus mugodwarf mountain pine, dwarf mountain-pinelivetwigMinor
apothecium apothecium infects and damages live twig Pinus nigra ssp nigra Austrian Pine Pinales: Pinaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Gremmeniella abietina/Gremmeniella abietinapine die-back (causative organism)apothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra subsp. nigra/Pinus nigra subsp. nigraAustrian pinelivetwig
Brunchorstia anamorph Brunchorstia anamorph infects and damages live twig UK/IrelandMajor Pinus nigra ssp nigra Austrian Pine Pinales: Pinaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Gremmeniella abietina/Gremmeniella abietinapine die-back (causative organism)Brunchorstia anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra subsp. nigra/Pinus nigra subsp. nigraAustrian pinelivetwigMajor
apothecium apothecium infects and damages live twig Pinus nigra ssp salzmannii var corsicana Corsican Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Gremmeniella abietina/Gremmeniella abietinapine die-back (causative organism)apothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii var. corsicana/Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii var. corsicanaCorsican pinelivetwig
Brunchorstia anamorph Brunchorstia anamorph infects and damages live twig UK/IrelandMajor Pinus nigra ssp salzmannii var corsicana Corsican Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Shoot Diseases of Pine, Brown, A. & Macaskill, G., 2005
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Gremmeniella abietina/Gremmeniella abietinapine die-back (causative organism)Brunchorstia anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii var. corsicana/Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii var. corsicanaCorsican pinelivetwigMajor
apothecium apothecium infects and damages live twig Minor Pinus pinaster Maritime Pine Pinales: Pinaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Gremmeniella abietina/Gremmeniella abietinapine die-back (causative organism)apothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus pinaster/Pinus pinastermaritime pinelivetwigMinor
Brunchorstia anamorph Brunchorstia anamorph infects and damages live twig UK/IrelandMinor Pinus pinaster Maritime Pine Pinales: Pinaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Gremmeniella abietina/Gremmeniella abietinapine die-back (causative organism)Brunchorstia anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus pinaster/Pinus pinastermaritime pinelivetwigMinor
apothecium apothecium infects and damages live twig Pinus radiata Monterey Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Gremmeniella abietina/Gremmeniella abietinapine die-back (causative organism)apothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus radiata/Pinus radiataMonterey pinelivetwig
Brunchorstia anamorph Brunchorstia anamorph infects and damages live twig Pinus radiata Monterey Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Gremmeniella abietina/Gremmeniella abietinapine die-back (causative organism)Brunchorstia anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus radiata/Pinus radiataMonterey pinelivetwig
apothecium apothecium infects and damages live twig Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Gremmeniella abietina/Gremmeniella abietinapine die-back (causative organism)apothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pinelivetwig
Brunchorstia anamorph Brunchorstia anamorph infects and damages live twig UK/IrelandMajor Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Shoot Diseases of Pine, Brown, A. & Macaskill, G., 2005
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Gremmeniella abietina/Gremmeniella abietinapine die-back (causative organism)Brunchorstia anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pinelivetwigMajor
apothecium apothecium infects and damages live twig Minor Pinus cembra Arolla Pine, Swiss Pine Pinales: Pinaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Gremmeniella abietina/Gremmeniella abietinapine die-back (causative organism)apothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus cembra/Pinus cembraarolla pine, swiss pinelivetwigMinor
Brunchorstia anamorph Brunchorstia anamorph infects and damages live twig UK/IrelandMinor Pinus cembra Arolla Pine, Swiss Pine Pinales: Pinaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Gremmeniella abietina/Gremmeniella abietinapine die-back (causative organism)Brunchorstia anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus cembra/Pinus cembraarolla pine, swiss pinelivetwigMinor
Brunchorstia anamorph Brunchorstia anamorph infects and damages live twig UK/Ireland Pinus strobusQuestionable Weymouth Pine, Eastern White Pine Pinales: Pinaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Gremmeniella abietina/Gremmeniella abietinapine die-back (causative organism)Brunchorstia anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus strobus/Pinus strobusWeymouth pine, eastern white pine?livetwig
apothecium apothecium infects and damages live twig Minor Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Gremmeniella abietina/Gremmeniella abietinapine die-back (causative organism)apothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pseudotsuga menziesii/Pseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas firlivetwigMinor
Brunchorstia anamorph Brunchorstia anamorph infects and damages live twig Minor Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Gremmeniella abietina/Gremmeniella abietinapine die-back (causative organism)Brunchorstia anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pseudotsuga menziesii/Pseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas firlivetwigMinor

Author & YearTitleSource
Brown, A. & Macaskill, G., 2005Shoot Diseases of PineForestry Commission Information Notes, 68, 6pp, Forestry Commission
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press

Gremmeniella abietina (Pine Die-back - causative organism) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Gremmeniella abietina (Pine Die-back - causative organism) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGremmeniella abietina (Pine Die-back - causative organism)
FamilyGODRONIACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderHELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
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 Gremmeniella abietina (Pine Die-back - causative organism)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Brown, A. & Macaskill, G. 2005 Shoot Diseases of Pine Forestry Commission Information Notes, 68, 6pp, Forestry Commission
Dennis, R.W.G. 1971 New or Interesting British Microfungi Kew Bulletin 25 (2): 335-374.
Punithalingam, E. & Gibson, I.A.S. 1973 Gremmeniella abietina I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 369.

Gremmeniella abietina (Pine Die-back - causative organism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Gremmeniella abietina (Pine Die-back - causative organism):

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