Helminthosporium solani Durieu & Mont.
(Potato Silver Scurf Disease - causative organism)

Interactions where Helminthosporium solani 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
Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph colony of Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem Solanum dulcamara Woody Nightshade, Bittersweet Solanales: Solanaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Massarinaceae/Helminthosporium solani/Helminthosporium solanipotato silver scurf disease (causative organism)colonyHelminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum dulcamara/Solanum dulcamarawoody nightshade, bittersweetdeadstem (9-2)
Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph colony of Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph feeds on stem Solanum tuberosum Potato Solanales: Solanaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Massarinaceae/Helminthosporium solani/Helminthosporium solanipotato silver scurf disease (causative organism)colonyHelminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatostem
Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph colony of Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on tuber Solanum tuberosum Potato Solanales: Solanaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Massarinaceae/Helminthosporium solani/Helminthosporium solanipotato silver scurf disease (causative organism)colonyHelminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatotuber

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Helminthosporium solani (Potato Silver Scurf Disease - causative organism) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Helminthosporium solani (Potato Silver Scurf Disease - causative organism) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesHelminthosporium solani (Potato Silver Scurf Disease - causative organism)
GenusHelminthosporium (a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)
FamilyMASSARINACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderPLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
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 Helminthosporium solani (Potato Silver Scurf Disease - causative organism)

Helminthosporium solani (Potato Silver Scurf Disease - causative organism) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Helminthosporium solani (Potato Silver Scurf Disease - causative organism):

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