Glomerella cingulata (Stoneman) Spauld. & H. Schrenk
(Willow Black Canker - causative organism)

Interactions where Glomerella cingulata 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
causes spots on live leaf Cordyline australis Cabbage-palm Asparagales: Asparagaceae Cordyline leaf spot syndrome, Anon., 2008
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism) Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Cordyline australis/Cordyline australiscabbage-palmliveleaf
perithecium (embedded, hypophyllous) embedded, hypophyllous perithecium causes spots on fading leaf UK/Ireland Phormium New Zealand flaxes Asparagales: Xanthorrhoeaceae Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism)embedded, hypophyllousperithecium Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Xanthorrhoeaceae/Phormium/PhormiumNew Zealand flaxesfadingleaf
endophyte within live leaf UK/Ireland Suaeda vera Shrubby Seablite Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae Location of fungal endophytes in tissues of Suaeda fruticosa: a preliminary study, Fisher, P.J. & Petrini, O., 1987
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism) Foodplant / endophyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Suaeda vera/Suaeda verashrubby seabliteliveleaf
Gloeosporium coelomycetous anamorph (concentrically arranged) concentrically arranged acervulus of Gloeosporium coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf Rhododendron rhododendrons and azaleas Ericales: Ericaceae 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/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism)concentrically arrangedacervulusGloeosporium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron/Rhododendronrhododendrons and azaleasliveleaf
Gloeosporium coelomycetous anamorph (concentrically arranged) concentrically arranged acervulus of Gloeosporium coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf Major Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism)concentrically arrangedacervulusGloeosporium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronliveleafMajor
Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph (sometimes concentric) sometimes concentric acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live shoot Salix alba var vitellina Golden Willow Malpighiales: Salicaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism)sometimes concentricacervulusColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix alba var. vitellina/Salix alba var. vitellinagolden willowliveshoot (5+)
perithecium (erumpent) erumpent perithecium infects and damages live shoot Salix alba var vitellina Golden Willow Malpighiales: Salicaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism)erumpentperithecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix alba var. vitellina/Salix alba var. vitellinagolden willowliveshoot (5+)
Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph (sometimes concentric) sometimes concentric acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live shoot Salix cv Americana a willow Malpighiales: Salicaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism)sometimes concentricacervulusColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix cv Americana/Salix cv Americanaa willowliveshoot (5+)
perithecium (erumpent) erumpent perithecium infects and damages live shoot Salix cv Americana a willow Malpighiales: Salicaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism)erumpentperithecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix cv Americana/Salix cv Americanaa willowliveshoot (5+)
Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph (sometimes concentric) sometimes concentric acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live shoot Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilis hybrid crack-willow Malpighiales: Salicaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism)sometimes concentricacervulusColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilis/Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilishybrid crack-willowliveshoot (5+)
perithecium (erumpent) erumpent perithecium infects and damages live shoot Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilis hybrid crack-willow Malpighiales: Salicaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism)erumpentperithecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilis/Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilishybrid crack-willowliveshoot (5+)
infects and damages fruit Cydonia oblonga Quince Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Cydonia oblonga/Cydonia oblongaquincefruit
infects and damages fruit UK/IrelandMinor Malus pumila Apple Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus pumila/Malus pumilaapplefruitMinor
infects and damages shrivelled fruit Prunus avium cv Ornamental Cherry Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus avium cv/Prunus avium cvornamental cherryshrivelledfruit
infects and damages fruit Prunus persica Peach and Nectarine Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus persica/Prunus persicapeach and nectarinefruit
infects and damages fruit Major Pyrus communis Pear Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Pyrus communis/Pyrus communispearfruitMajor
infects and damages fruit Captivity Vitis vinifera Grape-vine Vitales: Vitaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Vitales/Vitaceae/Vitis vinifera/Vitis viniferagrape-vinefruit Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism)acervulusColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plantsdeadleaf
Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism)acervulusColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plantsdeadstem
perithecium (immersed) immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead stem [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism)immersedperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plantsdeadstem
perithecium (immersed) immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead leaf [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism)immersedperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plantsdeadleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon., 2008Cordyline leaf spot syndromePlant Clinic News Jan 08: 2.
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Fisher, P.J. & Petrini, O., 1987Location of fungal endophytes in tissues of Suaeda fruticosa: a preliminary studyTBMS Vol 89 (2): 246-249.
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Storey, M.W., 2015Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guidewww.bioimages.org.uk

Glomerella cingulata (Willow Black Canker - causative organism) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Glomerella cingulata (Willow Black Canker - causative organism) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGlomerella cingulata (Willow Black Canker - causative organism)
GenusGlomerella (a genus of pyrenomycetes)
FamilyGLOMERELLACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
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 Glomerella cingulata (Willow Black Canker - causative organism)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Forest Research 2003 Path News Issue 5: August 2003

Glomerella cingulata (Willow Black Canker - causative organism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Glomerella cingulata (Willow Black Canker - causative organism):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 24 images of Glomerella cingulata (Willow Black Canker - causative organism)
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