Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae Byford
(Beet Downy Mildew)

Interactions where Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae 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
sporangium		sporangium parasitises live			Beta vulgaris ssp maritima	Sea Beet	Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae	A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002	/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae/	Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae	beet downy mildew				sporangium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima/	Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima	sea beet		live
oospore		oospore may be found in live, pale, toughened, edges curled leaf			Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var altissima	Sugar Beet	Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002	/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae/	Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae	beet downy mildew				oospore	Plant / resting place / within		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. altissima/	Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. altissima	sugar beet		live, pale, toughened, edges curled	leaf		Major
sporangium (hypophyllous)		hypophyllous sporangium parasitises live, pale, toughened, edges curled leaf			Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var altissima	Sugar Beet	Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002	/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae/	Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae	beet downy mildew		hypophyllous		sporangium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. altissima/	Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. altissima	sugar beet		live, pale, toughened, edges curled	leaf		Major
mycelium		mycelium causes gall of live root			Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var vulgaris	Beetroot, Red Beet	Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae	A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002	/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae/	Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae	beet downy mildew				mycelium	Foodplant / gall		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgaris/	Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgaris	beetroot, red beet		live	root
oospore		oospore may be found in live, pale, toughened, edges curled leaf			Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var vulgaris	Beetroot, Red Beet	Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002	/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae/	Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae	beet downy mildew				oospore	Plant / resting place / within		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgaris/	Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgaris	beetroot, red beet		live, pale, toughened, edges curled	leaf
sporangium (hypophyllous)		hypophyllous sporangium parasitises live, pale, toughened, edges curled leaf			Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var vulgaris	Beetroot, Red Beet	Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002	/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae/	Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae	beet downy mildew		hypophyllous		sporangium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgaris/	Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgaris	beetroot, red beet		live, pale, toughened, edges curled	leaf

Author & Year	Title	Source
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants	Collins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Preece, T.F., 2002	A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles	33pp, British Mycological Society

Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae (Beet Downy Mildew) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Peronospora farinosa s. lat.
(Beet Downy Mildew)

Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae (Beet Downy Mildew) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

CHROMISTA
(algae)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Forma specialis	Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae (Beet Downy Mildew)
Species	Peronospora farinosa s. lat. (Beet Downy Mildew)
Genus	Peronospora (a genus of downy mildews)
Family	PERONOSPORACEAE (downy mildews)
Order	PERONOSPORALES (downy mildews and white rusts)
Class	PERONOSPOREA (a class of fungoid organisms)
Phylum	OOMYCOTA (a group of mainly plant-parasitic fungi)
Kingdom	CHROMISTA (algae)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae is also a member of:
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Oomycota)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Oomycota)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae (Beet Downy Mildew)

Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae (Beet Downy Mildew) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Peronospora
(a genus of downy mildews)

PERONOSPORACEAE
(downy mildews)

PERONOSPORALES
(downy mildews and white rusts)

OOMYCOTA
(a group of mainly plant-parasitic fungi)

CHROMISTA
(algae)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Peronospora farinosa f.sp. betae (Beet Downy Mildew):

Peronospora farinosa s. lat.
(Beet Downy Mildew)

Peronospora
(a genus of downy mildews)

PERONOSPORACEAE
(downy mildews)

PERONOSPORALES
(downy mildews and white rusts)

OOMYCOTA
(a group of mainly plant-parasitic fungi)

CHROMISTA
(algae)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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