Taphrina bullata (Berk.) Tul.
(a tongue fungus)

Interactions where Taphrina bullata 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
infection infection causes gall of live, blistered leaf Pyrus pears Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphrina bullata/Taphrina bullataa tongue fungusinfection Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Pyrus/Pyruspearslive, blisteredleaf
infection infection causes gall of live, blistered leaf UK/IrelandRestricted Pyrus communis s.l. pear Rosales: Rosaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
The reassignment of three ’lost’ Taphrina species (Taphrina bullata, Taphrina insititiae and Taphrina rhizophora) supported by the divergence of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA, Petrydesova, J., Bacigalova, K. & Sulo, P., 2013
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphrina bullata/Taphrina bullataa tongue fungusinfection Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Pyrus communis s.l./Pyrus communis s.l.pearlive, blisteredleafSole

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Petrydesova, J., Bacigalova, K. & Sulo, P., 2013The reassignment of three ’lost’ Taphrina species (Taphrina bullata, Taphrina insititiae and Taphrina rhizophora) supported by the divergence of nuclear and mitochondrial DNAInternational Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology Vol 63: 3091-3098.

Taphrina bullata (a tongue fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taphrina bullata (a tongue fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTaphrina bullata (a tongue fungus)
GenusTaphrina (tongue fungi)
FamilyTAPHRINACEAE (tongue fungi)
OrderTAPHRINALES (an order of ascomycetes)
SubclassTAPHRINOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
ClassTAPHRINOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumTAPHRINOMYCOTINA (pneumocystid fungi)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Taphrina bullata (a tongue fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Petrydesova, J., Bacigalova, K. & Sulo, P. 2013 The reassignment of three ’lost’ Taphrina species (Taphrina bullata, Taphrina insititiae and Taphrina rhizophora) supported by the divergence of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology Vol 63: 3091-3098.

Taphrina bullata (a tongue 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 Taphrina bullata (a tongue fungus):

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