Mycosphaerella Johanson
(a genus of ascomycetes)

Interactions where Mycosphaerella 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 Foreign Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Fallopia japonica, an increasingly intractable weed problem in the UK: Can fungi help cut through this Gordian knot?, Kurose, D., Renals, T., Shaw, R., Furuya, N., Takagi, M. & Evans, H., 2006
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella/Mycosphaerellaa genus of ascomycetes Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Fallopia japonica/Fallopia japonicaJapanese knotweedliveleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Kurose, D., Renals, T., Shaw, R., Furuya, N., Takagi, M. & Evans, H., 2006Fallopia japonica, an increasingly intractable weed problem in the UK: Can fungi help cut through this Gordian knot?Mycologist Vol 20 (4): 126-129.

Mycosphaerella (a genus of ascomycetes) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Mycosphaerella (a genus of ascomycetes) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Mycosphaerella alchemilae
an ascomycete
Anamorphic Species 11 trophisms
Mycosphaerella alchemillicola
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Mycosphaerella angelicae
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms
Mycosphaerella aspidii
an ascomycete
Species 2 trophisms
Mycosphaerella asplenii
an ascomycete
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Mycosphaerella atomus
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms
Mycosphaerella brassicicola
Brassica Ring Spot - causative organism
Species 10 trophisms
Mycosphaerella brunneola
an ascomycete
Species 2 trophisms
Mycosphaerella buxicola
an ascomycete
Species 2 trophisms
Mycosphaerella capronii
an ascomycete
Species 2 trophisms
Mycosphaerella capsellae
an ascomycete
Species 22 trophisms
Mycosphaerella cerasella
an anamorphic ascomycete
Species 2 trophisms
Mycosphaerella cf. aspidii
(An Ascomycete)
Aff or cf 1 trophisms 1 references
Mycosphaerella chamaeropis
a fungus
Species 1 references
Mycosphaerella chrysanthemi
a fungus
Species 2 references
Mycosphaerella clymenia
an ascomycete
Species 2 trophisms
Mycosphaerella confusa
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms
Mycosphaerella conglomerata
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms
Mycosphaerella convallariae
(An Ascomycete)
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Mycosphaerella crataegi
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms
Mycosphaerella dearnessii
(An Invasive Pine Needle-blight)
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Mycosphaerella deightonii
an ascomycete
Species 5 trophisms
Mycosphaerella depazeiformis
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms
Mycosphaerella elodis
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Mycosphaerella equiseti
an ascomycete
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Mycosphaerella equiseticola sensu Rond.-Mont.
(An Ascomycete)
Species 6 trophisms 1 references
Mycosphaerella euphorbiae
an ascomycete
Species 2 trophisms
Mycosphaerella fagi
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms
Mycosphaerella filipendulae-denudatae
an ascomycete
Species 3 trophisms
Mycosphaerella fraxini
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms
Mycosphaerella hedericola
an ivy leaf spot (causative organism)
Species 3 trophisms
Mycosphaerella hieracii
an ascomycete
Species 24 trophisms
Mycosphaerella isariphora
an ascomycete
Species 10 trophisms 1 references
Mycosphaerella latebrosa
an ascomycete
Species 4 trophisms
Mycosphaerella ligustri
Privet Leaf Spot - causative organism
Species 3 trophisms
Mycosphaerella lineolata
an ascomycete
Species 12 trophisms 1 references
Mycosphaerella mariae
an ascomycete
Species 14 trophisms
Mycosphaerella microsora
an ascomycete
Species 2 trophisms
Mycosphaerella mori
an ascomycete
Species 4 trophisms 1 references
Mycosphaerella octopetalae
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms
Mycosphaerella oedema
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms
Mycosphaerella osborniae
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms
Mycosphaerella oxyriae
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms
Mycosphaerella pedicularis
an ascomycete
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Mycosphaerella peregrina
a fungus
Species 2 trophisms
Mycosphaerella perexigua
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms
Mycosphaerella pini
Dothistroma Needle-blight, Red Band Needle Blight - causative organism
Species 15 trophisms 7 references
Mycosphaerella plantaginis
a fungus
Species 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Mycosphaerella polygramma
a fungus
Species 1 subtaxa 3 trophisms
Mycosphaerella pomi
an ascomycete
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Mycosphaerella primulae
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms
Mycosphaerella psammae
an ascomycete
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Mycosphaerella pseudoseptorioides
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Mycosphaerella pteridis
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms
Mycosphaerella punctiformis
an ascomycete
Species 18 trophisms
Mycosphaerella pyri
Pear Leaf Fleck - causative organism
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Mycosphaerella pyrolae sensu Erikss
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Mycosphaerella recutita
an ascomycete
Species 24 trophisms
Mycosphaerella rhododendri
an ascomycete
Species 3 trophisms
Mycosphaerella ribis
Current Angular Leaf Spot - causative organism
Species 1 subtaxa 10 trophisms
Mycosphaerella rosicola
(An Ascomycete)
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Mycosphaerella salicicola
a fungus
Species 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Mycosphaerella silenis
an ascomycete
Species 4 trophisms 1 references
Mycosphaerella slaptonensis
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms
Mycosphaerella superflua
an ascomycete
Species 4 trophisms
Mycosphaerella tassiana
an ascomycete
Species 1 subtaxa 20 trophisms 1 references
Mycosphaerella tingens
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Mycosphaerella tussilaginis
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms
Mycosphaerella ulmi
an ascomycete
Species 3 trophisms
Mycosphaerella vaccinii
an ascomycete
Species 1 trophisms
Mycosphaerella valgourgensis
(An Ascomycete)
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusMycosphaerella (a genus of ascomycetes)
FamilyMYCOSPHAERELLACEAE (a family of ascomycetes and lichens)
OrderCAPNODIALES (sooty moulds)
SubclassDOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (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 Mycosphaerella (a genus of ascomycetes)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Aptroot, A. Mycosphaerella Identification Website www.cbs.knaw.nl/Mycosphaerella/Defaultpage.aspx
Braun, U. 1998 Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Braun, U. 1995 Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1 Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 1, 333pp, IHW-Verlag

Mycosphaerella (a genus of ascomycetes) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Crous, P.J. 2009 Unravelling Mycosphaerella: do you believe in genera? Persoonia Vol 23: 99-118.
Crous, P.W., Aptroot, A., Kang, J.-ch. , Braun, U. & Wingfield, M.J. The genus Mycosphaerella and its anamorphs White, J.F.Jr., Sullivan, R., Moy, M., Patel, R. & Duncan, R. An overview of problems in the classification of plant-parasitic Clavicipitaceae, 11pp, Molecules, morphology and classification: Towards monophyletic genera in the Ascomycetes
Crous, P.W., Hong, L., Wingfield B.D. & Wingfield, M.J. 2001 ITS rDNA phylogeny of selected Mycosphaerella species and their anamorphs occurring on Myrtaceae Mycol. Res. Vol 105 (4): 425-431.
Guatimosim, E., Schwartsburd, P.B., Barreto, R.W. & Crous, P.W. 2016 Novel fungi from an ancient niche: cercosporoid and related sexual morphs on ferns Persoonia Vol 37: 106-141.
Kurose, D., Renals, T., Shaw, R., Furuya, N., Takagi, M. & Evans, H. 2006 Fallopia japonica, an increasingly intractable weed problem in the UK: Can fungi help cut through this Gordian knot? Mycologist Vol 20 (4): 126-129.
Seifert, K.A., Gams, W., Crous, P.W. & Samuels, G.J. (eds) 2000 Molecules, morphology and classification: Towards monophyletic genera in the Ascomycetes Stud. Mycol. No. 45.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Mycosphaerella (a genus of ascomycetes):

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