Spermosporina aricola U. Braun
(an anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Spermosporina aricola 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
Spermosporina anamorph (epiphyllous) epiphyllous colony of Spermosporina anamorph causes spots on live leaf Arum arums Alismatales: Araceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Plectosphaerellaceae/Spermosporina aricola/Spermosporina aricolaan anamorphic fungusepiphyllouscolonySpermosporina anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Araceae/Arum/Arumarumsliveleaf (4)
Spermosporina anamorph Spermosporina anamorph causes spots on live leaf UK/Ireland Arum maculatum Cuckoo Pint, Lords and Ladies, Lords-and-ladies Alismatales: Araceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995
Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Plectosphaerellaceae/Spermosporina aricola/Spermosporina aricolaan anamorphic fungusSpermosporina anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Araceae/Arum maculatum/Arum maculatumcuckoo pint, lords and ladies, lords-and-ladiesliveleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1995Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 1, 333pp, IHW-Verlag
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Spermosporina aricola (an anamorphic fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Spermosporina aricola (an anamorphic fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesSpermosporina aricola (an anamorphic fungus)
FamilyPLECTOSPHAERELLACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
SubclassHYPOCREOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
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 Spermosporina aricola (an anamorphic fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Braun, U. 1995 Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1 Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 1, 333pp, IHW-Verlag

Spermosporina aricola (an anamorphic fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Spermosporina aricola (an anamorphic fungus):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 14 images of Spermosporina aricola (an anamorphic fungus)

This very common fungus (better known as Ramularia ari) should be carefully compared with the anamorph of the rarely recorded Melanustilospora (=Melanotaenium) ari. If the conidia are septate it may be Cercospora ari (Fautrey) Vasjagina.

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