Meloderma desmazieri (Duby) Darker
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Meloderma desmazieri 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 (subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous) subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous apothecium infects and damages live, brown-spotted needle Pinus banksiana Jack Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Meloderma desmazieresii, Minter, D.W. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Meloderma desmazieri/Meloderma desmazieria discomycetesubepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllousapothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus banksiana/Pinus banksianajack pinelive, brown-spottedneedle
apothecium (subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous) subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous apothecium infects and damages live, brown-spotted needle Pinus nigra Austrian Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Meloderma desmazieresii, Minter, D.W. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Meloderma desmazieri/Meloderma desmazieria discomycetesubepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllousapothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra/Pinus nigraAustrian pinelive, brown-spottedneedle
apothecium (subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous) subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous apothecium infects and damages live, brown-spotted needle Pinus radiata Monterey Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Meloderma desmazieresii, Minter, D.W. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Meloderma desmazieri/Meloderma desmazieria discomycetesubepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllousapothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus radiata/Pinus radiataMonterey pinelive, brown-spottedneedle
apothecium (subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous) subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous apothecium infects and damages live, brown-spotted needle Pinus rigida Northern Pitch-pine Pinales: Pinaceae Meloderma desmazieresii, Minter, D.W. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Meloderma desmazieri/Meloderma desmazieria discomycetesubepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllousapothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus rigida/Pinus rigidanorthern pitch-pinelive, brown-spottedneedle
apothecium (subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous) subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous apothecium infects and damages live, brown-spotted needle Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Meloderma desmazieresii, Minter, D.W. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Meloderma desmazieri/Meloderma desmazieria discomycetesubepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllousapothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pinelive, brown-spottedneedle
apothecium (subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous) subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous apothecium infects and damages live, brown-spotted needle Pinus cembra Arolla Pine, Swiss Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Meloderma desmazieresii, Minter, D.W. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Meloderma desmazieri/Meloderma desmazieria discomycetesubepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllousapothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus cembra/Pinus cembraarolla pine, swiss pinelive, brown-spottedneedle
apothecium (subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous) subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous apothecium infects and damages live, brown-spotted needle Pinus flexilis Limber Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Meloderma desmazieresii, Minter, D.W. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Meloderma desmazieri/Meloderma desmazieria discomycetesubepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllousapothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus flexilis/Pinus flexilislimber pinelive, brown-spottedneedle
apothecium (subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous) subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous apothecium infects and damages live, brown-spotted needle Pinus monticola Western White Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Meloderma desmazieresii, Minter, D.W. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Meloderma desmazieri/Meloderma desmazieria discomycetesubepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllousapothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus monticola/Pinus monticolawestern white pinelive, brown-spottedneedle
apothecium (subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous) subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous apothecium infects and damages live, brown-spotted needle Pinus parviflora Japanese White Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Meloderma desmazieresii, Minter, D.W. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Meloderma desmazieri/Meloderma desmazieria discomycetesubepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllousapothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus parviflora/Pinus parvifloraJapanese white pinelive, brown-spottedneedle
apothecium (subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous) subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous apothecium infects and damages live, brown-spotted needle Pinus peuce Macedonian Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Meloderma desmazieresii, Minter, D.W. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Meloderma desmazieri/Meloderma desmazieria discomycetesubepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllousapothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus peuce/Pinus peuceMacedonian pinelive, brown-spottedneedle
apothecium (subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous) subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous apothecium infects and damages live, brown-spotted needle Pinus strobus Weymouth Pine, Eastern White Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Meloderma desmazieresii, Minter, D.W. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Meloderma desmazieri/Meloderma desmazieria discomycetesubepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllousapothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus strobus/Pinus strobusWeymouth pine, eastern white pinelive, brown-spottedneedle
apothecium (subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous) subepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllous apothecium infects and damages live, brown-spotted needle Pinus wallichiana Bhutan Pine, Blue Pine, Himalayan White Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Meloderma desmazieresii, Minter, D.W. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Meloderma desmazieri/Meloderma desmazieria discomycetesubepidermal, then exposed, mainly hypophyllousapothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus wallichiana/Pinus wallichianaBhutan pine, blue pine, himalayan white pinelive, brown-spottedneedle

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Minter, D.W. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1998Meloderma desmazieresiiI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 569.

Meloderma desmazieri (a discomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Meloderma desmazieri (a discomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMeloderma desmazieri (a discomycete)
FamilyRHYTISMATACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderRHYTISMATALES (an order of ascomycetes)
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 Meloderma desmazieri (a discomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Minter, D.W. & Gibson, I.A.S. 1998 Meloderma desmazieresii I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 569.

Meloderma desmazieri (a discomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Meloderma desmazieri (a discomycete):

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