Cucumis melo L.
(Melon)

Interactions where Cucumis melo is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part 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 Summary
(live) live is parasitised by sporangium UK/Ireland Pseudoperonospora cubensis Cucurbit Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Pseudoperonospora cubensis/Pseudoperonospora cubensiscucurbit downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Cucurbitaceae/Cucumis melo/Cucumis melomelonlive sporangium parasitises live
(live) live may be infected and damaged by colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph UK/IrelandRare Cladosporium cucumerinum Cucumber Gummosis or Scab - causative organism Capnodiales: Cladosporiaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium cucumerinum/Cladosporium cucumerinumcucumber gummosis or scab (causative organism)colonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Cucurbitaceae/Cucumis melo/Cucumis melomelonliveRare colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live
(live) live is parasitised by UK/Ireland Golovinomyces orontii a polyphagous powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces orontii/Golovinomyces orontiia polyphagous powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Cucurbitaceae/Cucumis melo/Cucumis melomelonlive parasitises live
fruit fruit is foodplant of larva Diaphania indica (Cucumber Moth, Melonworm) Lepidoptera: Crambidae CSL Pest Risk Analysis For Diaphania indica, MacLeod, A., 2005
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Crambidae/Diaphania indica/Diaphania indica(cucumber moth, melonworm)larva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Cucurbitaceae/Cucumis melo/Cucumis melomelonfruit larva feeds on fruit
fruit (live) live fruit may be infected and damaged by effuse colony of Corynespora dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Corynespora cassiicola Cucumber Leaf Blotch - causative organism Pleosporales: Corynesporascaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Corynesporascaceae/Corynespora cassiicola/Corynespora cassiicolacucumber leaf blotch (causative organism)effusecolonyCorynespora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Cucurbitaceae/Cucumis melo/Cucumis melomelonlivefruit effuse colony of Corynespora dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live fruit
fruit (live) live fruit may be infected and damaged by pycnidium of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Minor Colletotrichum orbiculare Cucumber Anthracnose - causative organism Glomerellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum orbiculare/Colletotrichum orbicularecucumber anthracnose (causative organism)pycnidiumColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Cucurbitaceae/Cucumis melo/Cucumis melomelonlivefruitMinor pycnidium of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live fruit
leaf (live, distorted) live, distorted leaf has sap sucked by Aphis gossypii Melon and Cotton Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Aphis) gossypii/Aphis (Aphis) gossypiimelon and cotton aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Cucurbitaceae/Cucumis melo/Cucumis melomelonlive, distortedleaf (mainly under glass)sucks sap of live, distorted leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has leaves shot holed by effuse colony of Corynespora dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Corynespora cassiicola Cucumber Leaf Blotch - causative organism Pleosporales: Corynesporascaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Corynesporascaceae/Corynespora cassiicola/Corynespora cassiicolacucumber leaf blotch (causative organism)effusecolonyCorynespora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / shot hole causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Cucurbitaceae/Cucumis melo/Cucumis melomelonliveleaf effuse colony of Corynespora dematiaceous anamorph causes shot holes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by effuse colony of Corynespora dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Corynespora cassiicola Cucumber Leaf Blotch - causative organism Pleosporales: Corynesporascaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Corynesporascaceae/Corynespora cassiicola/Corynespora cassiicolacucumber leaf blotch (causative organism)effusecolonyCorynespora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Cucurbitaceae/Cucumis melo/Cucumis melomelonliveleaf effuse colony of Corynespora dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by pycnidium of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Minor Colletotrichum orbiculare Cucumber Anthracnose - causative organism Glomerellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum orbiculare/Colletotrichum orbicularecucumber anthracnose (causative organism)pycnidiumColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Cucurbitaceae/Cucumis melo/Cucumis melomelonliveleafMinor pycnidium of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live leaf
shoot (live, distorted) live, distorted shoot has sap sucked by Aphis gossypii Melon and Cotton Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Aphis) gossypii/Aphis (Aphis) gossypiimelon and cotton aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Cucurbitaceae/Cucumis melo/Cucumis melomelonlive, distortedshoot (mainly under glass)sucks sap of live, distorted shoot
stem (live) live stem is spotted by erumpent pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Didymella bryoniae an ascomycete Pleosporales: Didymellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymellaceae/Didymella bryoniae/Didymella bryoniaean ascomyceteerumpentpycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Cucurbitaceae/Cucumis melo/Cucumis melomelonlivestem erumpent pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
MacLeod, A., 2005CSL Pest Risk Analysis For Diaphania indicaPRAs for consultation on pest risk management PRAs for consultation on pest risk management.
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society

Cucumis melo (Melon) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCucumis melo (Melon)
GenusCucumis (melons and cucumbers)
FamilyCUCURBITACEAE (cucurbits, cucumbers and melons)
OrderCUCURBITALES (cucurbits, cucumbers and melons)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cucumis melo (Melon)

Cucumis melo (Melon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cucumis melo (Melon):

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