Sydowia polyspora (Bref. & Tavel) E. Müll.
(Fir Needle Scorch - causative organism)

Interactions where Sydowia polyspora 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
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph is associated with larval damage			Thecodiplosis brachyntera	Pine Gall-midge	Diptera: Cecidomyiidae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/	Sydowia polyspora	fir needle scorch (causative organism)		erumpent	pycnidium	Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph	Animal / associate			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Thecodiplosis brachyntera/	Thecodiplosis brachyntera	pine gall-midge				larval damage
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph secondarily infects gall-midge infected leaf			Juniperus	junipers	Pinales: Cupressaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/	Sydowia polyspora	fir needle scorch (causative organism)		erumpent	pycnidium	Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / secondary infection			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus/	Juniperus	junipers		gall-midge infected	leaf
(hypophyllous)		hypophyllous perithecium infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young)			Abies alba	European Silver-fir	Pinales: Pinaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/	Sydowia polyspora	fir needle scorch (causative organism)		hypophyllous	perithecium		Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies alba/	Abies alba	european silver-fir		red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached	leaf (young)
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (hypophyllous)		hypophyllous pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young)			Abies alba	European Silver-fir	Pinales: Pinaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/	Sydowia polyspora	fir needle scorch (causative organism)		hypophyllous	pycnidium	Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies alba/	Abies alba	european silver-fir		red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached	leaf (young)
(hypophyllous)		hypophyllous perithecium infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young)			Abies cephalonica	Greek Fir	Pinales: Pinaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/	Sydowia polyspora	fir needle scorch (causative organism)		hypophyllous	perithecium		Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies cephalonica/	Abies cephalonica	Greek fir		red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached	leaf (young)
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (hypophyllous)		hypophyllous pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young)			Abies cephalonica	Greek Fir	Pinales: Pinaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/	Sydowia polyspora	fir needle scorch (causative organism)		hypophyllous	pycnidium	Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies cephalonica/	Abies cephalonica	Greek fir		red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached	leaf (young)
(hypophyllous)		hypophyllous perithecium infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young)			Abies pindrow	Pindrow Fir	Pinales: Pinaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/	Sydowia polyspora	fir needle scorch (causative organism)		hypophyllous	perithecium		Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies pindrow/	Abies pindrow	pindrow fir		red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached	leaf (young)
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (hypophyllous)		hypophyllous pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young)			Abies pindrow	Pindrow Fir	Pinales: Pinaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/	Sydowia polyspora	fir needle scorch (causative organism)		hypophyllous	pycnidium	Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies pindrow/	Abies pindrow	pindrow fir		red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached	leaf (young)
(hypophyllous)		hypophyllous perithecium infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young)			Abies pinsapo	Spanish Fir	Pinales: Pinaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/	Sydowia polyspora	fir needle scorch (causative organism)		hypophyllous	perithecium		Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies pinsapo/	Abies pinsapo	spanish fir		red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached	leaf (young)
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (hypophyllous)		hypophyllous pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young)			Abies pinsapo	Spanish Fir	Pinales: Pinaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/	Sydowia polyspora	fir needle scorch (causative organism)		hypophyllous	pycnidium	Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies pinsapo/	Abies pinsapo	spanish fir		red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached	leaf (young)
(hypophyllous)		hypophyllous perithecium infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young)			Abies procera	Noble Fir	Pinales: Pinaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/	Sydowia polyspora	fir needle scorch (causative organism)		hypophyllous	perithecium		Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies procera/	Abies procera	noble fir		red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached	leaf (young)
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (hypophyllous)		hypophyllous pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young)			Abies procera	Noble Fir	Pinales: Pinaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/	Sydowia polyspora	fir needle scorch (causative organism)		hypophyllous	pycnidium	Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies procera/	Abies procera	noble fir		red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached	leaf (young)
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph secondarily infects gall-midge infected needle			Pinus	pines	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/	Sydowia polyspora	fir needle scorch (causative organism)		erumpent	pycnidium	Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / secondary infection			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/	Pinus	pines		gall-midge infected	needle
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph secondarily infects gall-midge infected leaf			Pinus nigra	Austrian Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/	Sydowia polyspora	fir needle scorch (causative organism)		erumpent	pycnidium	Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / secondary infection			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra/	Pinus nigra	Austrian pine		gall-midge infected	leaf
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph secondarily infects gall-midge infected leaf			Pinus pinaster	Maritime Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/	Sydowia polyspora	fir needle scorch (causative organism)		erumpent	pycnidium	Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / secondary infection			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus pinaster/	Pinus pinaster	maritime pine		gall-midge infected	leaf
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph secondarily infects gall-midge infected needle			Pinus radiata	Monterey Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/	Sydowia polyspora	fir needle scorch (causative organism)		erumpent	pycnidium	Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / secondary infection			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus radiata/	Pinus radiata	Monterey pine		gall-midge infected	needle
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent)		erumpent pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph secondarily infects gall-midge infected needle			Pinus sylvestris	Scots Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/	Sydowia polyspora	fir needle scorch (causative organism)		erumpent	pycnidium	Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / secondary infection		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/	Pinus sylvestris	Scots pine		gall-midge infected	needle

Author & Year	Title	Source
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants	Collins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	Fungi of the South East England	383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Sydowia polyspora (Fir Needle Scorch - causative organism) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Sydowia polyspora (Fir Needle Scorch - causative organism) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Sydowia polyspora (Fir Needle Scorch - causative organism)
Family	DOTHIORACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	DOTHIDEALES (an order of ascomycetes)
Subclass	DOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
Class	DOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Sydowia polyspora is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sydowia polyspora (Fir Needle Scorch - causative organism)

Sydowia polyspora (Fir Needle Scorch - causative organism) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

DOTHIDEALES
(an order of ascomycetes)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sydowia polyspora (Fir Needle Scorch - causative organism):

DOTHIDEALES
(an order of ascomycetes)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

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