Microbotryum silenes-dioicae T. Giraud, Denchev & M.E. Hood
(Red Campion Anther-smut)

Interactions where Microbotryum silenes-dioicae 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
sorus (embedded) embedded sorus infects and damages live anther UK/Ireland Silene dioica Red Campion Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Three new species of anthericolous smut fungi on Caryophyllaceae, Denchev, C.M., Giraud, T. & Hood, M.E., 2009
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum silenes-dioicae/Microbotryum silenes-dioicaered campion anther-smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionliveanther

Author & YearTitleSource
Denchev, C.M., Giraud, T. & Hood, M.E., 2009Three new species of anthericolous smut fungi on CaryophyllaceaeMycologia Balcanica Vol 6: 79-84.

Microbotryum silenes-dioicae (Red Campion Anther-smut) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Microbotryum silenes-dioicae (Red Campion Anther-smut) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMicrobotryum silenes-dioicae (Red Campion Anther-smut)
GenusMicrobotryum (anther and capitulum smuts)
FamilyMICROBOTRYACEAE (a family of microbotryan smuts)
OrderMICROBOTRYALES (microbotryan smuts)
ClassPUCCINIOMYCETES (rust fungi etc)
SubphylumPUCCINIOMYCOTINA (rust fungi etc)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Microbotryum silenes-dioicae (Red Campion Anther-smut)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Denchev, C.M., Giraud, T. & Hood, M.E. 2009 Three new species of anthericolous smut fungi on Caryophyllaceae Mycologia Balcanica Vol 6: 79-84.

Microbotryum silenes-dioicae (Red Campion Anther-smut) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Microbotryum silenes-dioicae (Red Campion Anther-smut):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 15 images of Microbotryum silenes-dioicae (Red Campion Anther-smut)
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