Polystigma rubrum (Pers.) DC.
(Plum Leaf Blotch - causative organism, Blackthorn Dotty)

Interactions where Polystigma rubrum 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
perithecium (stromatic, immersed) stromatic, immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, overwintered leaf Prunus domestica Wild Plum Rosales: Rosaceae Polystigma rubrum (Pers.) DC., in Lamarck & de Candolle,, Cannon, P.F., 1996
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Polystigma rubrum/Polystigma rubrumplum leaf blotch - causative organism, blackthorn dottystromatic, immersedperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica/Prunus domesticawild plumdead, fallen, overwinteredleaf
Polystigmina coelomycetous anamorph (immersed) immersed conidioma of Polystigmina coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf Prunus domestica Wild Plum Rosales: Rosaceae Polystigma rubrum (Pers.) DC., in Lamarck & de Candolle,, Cannon, P.F., 1996
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Polystigma rubrum/Polystigma rubrumplum leaf blotch - causative organism, blackthorn dottyimmersedconidiomaPolystigmina coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica/Prunus domesticawild plumliveleaf
stroma stroma is saprobic on dead, fallen leaf Prunus domestica Wild Plum Rosales: Rosaceae Polystigma rubrum (Pers.) DC., in Lamarck & de Candolle,, Cannon, P.F., 1996
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Polystigma rubrum/Polystigma rubrumplum leaf blotch - causative organism, blackthorn dottystroma Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica/Prunus domesticawild plumdead, fallenleaf
perithecium (stromatic, immersed) stromatic, immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, overwintered leaf Minor Prunus domestica ssp insititia Damson, Bullace Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Polystigma rubrum (Pers.) DC., in Lamarck & de Candolle,, Cannon, P.F., 1996
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Polystigma rubrum/Polystigma rubrumplum leaf blotch - causative organism, blackthorn dottystromatic, immersedperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. insititia/Prunus domestica subsp. insititiadamson, bullacedead, fallen, overwinteredleafMinor
Polystigmina coelomycetous anamorph (immersed) immersed conidioma of Polystigmina coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf Minor Prunus domestica ssp insititia Damson, Bullace Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Polystigma rubrum (Pers.) DC., in Lamarck & de Candolle,, Cannon, P.F., 1996
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Polystigma rubrum/Polystigma rubrumplum leaf blotch - causative organism, blackthorn dottyimmersedconidiomaPolystigmina coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. insititia/Prunus domestica subsp. insititiadamson, bullaceliveleafMinor
stroma stroma is saprobic on dead, fallen leaf Minor Prunus domestica ssp insititia Damson, Bullace Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Polystigma rubrum (Pers.) DC., in Lamarck & de Candolle,, Cannon, P.F., 1996
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Polystigma rubrum/Polystigma rubrumplum leaf blotch - causative organism, blackthorn dottystroma Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. insititia/Prunus domestica subsp. insititiadamson, bullacedead, fallenleafMinor
perithecium (stromatic, immersed) stromatic, immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, overwintered leaf of esp. maritime UK/IrelandMajor Prunus spinosa Blackthorn, Sloe Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Polystigma rubrum (Pers.) DC., in Lamarck & de Candolle,, Cannon, P.F., 1996
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Polystigma rubrum/Polystigma rubrumplum leaf blotch - causative organism, blackthorn dottystromatic, immersedperithecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/Prunus spinosablackthorn, sloedead, fallen, overwinteredleafesp. maritimeMajor
Polystigmina coelomycetous anamorph (immersed) immersed conidioma of Polystigmina coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf of esp. maritime UK/IrelandMajor Prunus spinosa Blackthorn, Sloe Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Polystigma rubrum (Pers.) DC., in Lamarck & de Candolle,, Cannon, P.F., 1996
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Polystigma rubrum/Polystigma rubrumplum leaf blotch - causative organism, blackthorn dottyimmersedconidiomaPolystigmina coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/Prunus spinosablackthorn, sloeliveleafesp. maritimeMajor
stroma stroma is saprobic on dead, fallen leaf of esp. maritime UK/IrelandMajor Prunus spinosa Blackthorn, Sloe Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Polystigma rubrum (Pers.) DC., in Lamarck & de Candolle,, Cannon, P.F., 1996
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Polystigma rubrum/Polystigma rubrumplum leaf blotch - causative organism, blackthorn dottystroma Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/Prunus spinosablackthorn, sloedead, fallenleafesp. maritimeMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Cannon, P.F., 1996Polystigma rubrum (Pers.) DC., in Lamarck & de Candolle,I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1288.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Polystigma rubrum (Plum Leaf Blotch - causative organism, Blackthorn Dotty) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Polystigma rubrum (Plum Leaf Blotch - causative organism, Blackthorn Dotty) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPolystigma rubrum (Plum Leaf Blotch - causative organism, Blackthorn Dotty)
GenusPolystigma (a genus of pyrenomycetes)
FamilyPHYLLACHORACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderPHYLLACHORALES (an order of ascomycetes)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (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 Polystigma rubrum (Plum Leaf Blotch - causative organism, Blackthorn Dotty)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cannon, P.F. 1996 Polystigma rubrum (Pers.) DC., in Lamarck & de Candolle, I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1288.

Polystigma rubrum (Plum Leaf Blotch - causative organism, Blackthorn Dotty) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Polystigma rubrum (Plum Leaf Blotch - causative organism, Blackthorn Dotty):

VU/D2

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