Desmosorus oncidii Ritschel, Oberw. & Berndt
(Coffee Rust, Lady’s Tresses Rust)

Interactions where Desmosorus oncidii 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
uredium uredium parasitises live Captivity Cattleya dowiana a tropical orchid Asparagales: Orchidaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Desmosorus oncidii/Desmosorus oncidiicoffee rust, lady's tresses rusturedium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Cattleya dowiana/Cattleya dowianaa tropical orchidlive Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
uredium uredium parasitises live Captivity Oncidium cavendishianum a tropical orchid Asparagales: Orchidaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Desmosorus oncidii/Desmosorus oncidiicoffee rust, lady's tresses rusturedium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Oncidium cavendishianum/Oncidium cavendishianuma tropical orchidlive Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
uredium uredium parasitises live UK/Ireland Spiranthes spiralis Autumn Lady’s-tresses Asparagales: Orchidaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Desmosorus oncidii/Desmosorus oncidiicoffee rust, lady's tresses rusturedium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Spiranthes spiralis/Spiranthes spiralisautumn lady's-tresseslive

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Desmosorus oncidii (Coffee Rust, Lady’s Tresses Rust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Desmosorus oncidii (Coffee Rust, Lady’s Tresses Rust) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDesmosorus oncidii (Coffee Rust, Lady’s Tresses Rust)
GenusDesmosorus
OrderPUCCINIALES (rust fungi)
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 Desmosorus oncidii (Coffee Rust, Lady’s Tresses Rust)

Desmosorus oncidii (Coffee Rust, Lady’s Tresses Rust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Desmosorus oncidii (Coffee Rust, Lady’s Tresses Rust):

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