Didymella fabae G.J. Jellis & Punith.
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Didymella fabae 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
Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph (immersed, concentrically arranged, mainly epiphyllous)		immersed, concentrically arranged, mainly epiphyllous pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf			Vicia faba	Broad Bean, Field Bean	Fabales: Fabaceae	On the Ascochyta spot disease of Broad Beans, Beaumont, A., 1950 Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935 British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymellaceae/Didymella fabae/	Didymella fabae	an ascomycete		immersed, concentrically arranged, mainly epiphyllous	pycnidium	Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Vicia faba/	Vicia faba	broad bean, field bean		live	leaf		Sole		(2-3)
Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph (immersed, concentrically arranged, mainly epiphyllous)		immersed, concentrically arranged, mainly epiphyllous pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on fading leaf			Vicia faba	Broad Bean, Field Bean	Fabales: Fabaceae	On the Ascochyta spot disease of Broad Beans, Beaumont, A., 1950 Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935 British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymellaceae/Didymella fabae/	Didymella fabae	an ascomycete		immersed, concentrically arranged, mainly epiphyllous	pycnidium	Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Vicia faba/	Vicia faba	broad bean, field bean		fading	leaf		Sole		(2-3)
Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph (immersed, concentrically arranged)		immersed, concentrically arranged pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live pod			Vicia faba	Broad Bean, Field Bean	Fabales: Fabaceae	On the Ascochyta spot disease of Broad Beans, Beaumont, A., 1950 Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymellaceae/Didymella fabae/	Didymella fabae	an ascomycete		immersed, concentrically arranged	pycnidium	Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Vicia faba/	Vicia faba	broad bean, field bean		live	pod		Sole		(2-3)
Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph (immersed, concentrically arranged)		immersed, concentrically arranged pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live stem			Vicia faba	Broad Bean, Field Bean	Fabales: Fabaceae	On the Ascochyta spot disease of Broad Beans, Beaumont, A., 1950 Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymellaceae/Didymella fabae/	Didymella fabae	an ascomycete		immersed, concentrically arranged	pycnidium	Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Vicia faba/	Vicia faba	broad bean, field bean		live	stem		Sole		(2-3)

Author & Year	Title	Source
Beaumont, A., 1950	On the Ascochyta spot disease of Broad Beans	TBMS Vol 33 (3+4): 345-349.
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants	Collins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	Fungi of the South East England	383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia	Vol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Moore, W.C., 1959	British Parasitic Fungi	430pp, Cambridge University Press

Didymella fabae (an ascomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Didymella fabae (an ascomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Didymella fabae (an ascomycete)
Genus	Didymella (a genus of ascomycetes)
Family	DIDYMELLACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	PLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
Subclass	DOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
Class	DOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Didymella fabae is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Didymella fabae (an ascomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Beaumont, A.	1950	On the Ascochyta spot disease of Broad Beans	TBMS Vol 33 (3+4): 345-349.
	Punithalingam, E.	1993	Didymella fabae	I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1164.

Didymella fabae (an ascomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

PLEOSPORALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Didymella fabae (an ascomycete):

PLEOSPORALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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