Malus Mill.
(apples)

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

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
is foodplant of larva Anthonomus humeralis a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Anthonomus (Anthonomus) humeralis/Anthonomus (Anthonomus) humeralisa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Anthonomus piri Apple Bud Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Anthonomus (Anthonomus) piri/Anthonomus (Anthonomus) piriapple bud weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples larva feeds on
is foodplant of Polydrusus formosus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Polydrusus (Chrysophis) formosus/Polydrusus (Chrysophis) formosusa weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples feeds on
is foodplant of Phyllobius oblongus Brown Leaf Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Phyllobius (Nemoicus) oblongus/Phyllobius (Nemoicus) oblongusbrown leaf weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples feeds on
is associate of imago Minor Magdalis armigera a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Magdalis (Odontomagdalis) armigera/Magdalis (Odontomagdalis) armigeraa weevilimago Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusapplesMinor imago is associated with
is foodplant of larva Magdalis cerasi a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Magdalis (Porrothus) cerasi/Magdalis (Porrothus) cerasia weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples larva feeds on
is associate of UK/Ireland Blepharidopterus angulatus Black-kneed Apple Capsid Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Blepharidopterus angulatus/Blepharidopterus angulatusblack-kneed apple capsid Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples is associated with
is foodplant of UK/IrelandMinor Malacocoris chlorizans Delicate Apple Capsid Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Malacocoris chlorizans/Malacocoris chlorizansdelicate apple capsid Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusapplesMinor feeds on
is associate of UK/Ireland Malacocoris chlorizans Delicate Apple Capsid Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Malacocoris chlorizans/Malacocoris chlorizansdelicate apple capsid Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples is associated with
is foodplant of UK/Ireland Orthotylus marginalis Dark Green Apple Capsid Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Orthotylus (Orthotylus) marginalis/Orthotylus (Orthotylus) marginalisdark green apple capsid Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples feeds on
has sap sucked by nymph Atractotomus mali a plantbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Atractotomus mali/Atractotomus malia plantbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples nymph sucks sap of
has sap sucked by adult Atractotomus mali a plantbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Atractotomus mali/Atractotomus malia plantbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples (late 6-early 8)adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by adult Campylomma verbasci a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Campylomma verbasci/Campylomma verbascia plantbug or grassbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples (6-early 8, 8-10)adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph Campylomma verbasci a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Campylomma verbasci/Campylomma verbascia plantbug or grassbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples nymph sucks sap of
has sap sucked by adult Compsidolon salicellum a plantbug Hemiptera: Miridae Notes on the Recording and Identification of Psallus, Nau, B.S., 1984
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Compsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellum/Compsidolon (Coniortodes) salicelluma plantbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples (7-10)adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by adult UK/Ireland Psallus ambiguus a plantbug Hemiptera: Miridae Notes on the Recording and Identification of Psallus, Nau, B.S., 1984
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Psallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguus/Psallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguusa plantbugadult Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples (5-8)adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph UK/Ireland Psallus ambiguus a plantbug Hemiptera: Miridae Notes on the Recording and Identification of Psallus, Nau, B.S., 1984
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Psallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguus/Psallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguusa plantbugnymph Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples (5)nymph sucks sap of
has sap sucked by Foreign Eulecanium excrescens Wisteria Scale Hemiptera: Coccidae CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Eulecanium excrescens, MacLeod, A. & Matthews, L., 2005
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Eulecanium excrescens/Eulecanium excrescenswisteria scale Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples sucks sap of
is foodplant of Diplodia coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Diplodia griffonii a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Botryosphaeriaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Diplodia griffonii/Diplodia griffoniia coelomyceteDiplodia coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples Diplodia coelomycetous anamorph feeds on
is foodplant of pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phoma epicoccina a coelomycete Pleosporales Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phoma epicoccina/Phoma epicoccinaa coelomycetepycnidiumPhoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph feeds on
is foodplant of Cylindrocarpon anamorph UK/Ireland Nectria radicicola a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria radicicola/Nectria radicicolaa pyrenomyceteCylindrocarpon anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples Cylindrocarpon anamorph feeds on
(aphid infested) aphid infested is associate of Heringia a genus of hoverflies Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Heringia/Heringiaa genus of hoverflies Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesaphid infested is associated with aphid infested
(aphid-infested) aphid-infested is associate of larva Meliscaeva cinctella a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Meliscaeva cinctella/Meliscaeva cinctellaa hoverflylarva Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesaphid-infested larva is associated with aphid-infested
(black, rotted) black, rotted apple is decayed by UK/Ireland Strasseria carpophila an ascomycete New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Strasseria carpophila/Strasseria carpophilaan ascomycete Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesblack, rottedapple is saprobic on black, rotted apple
(dead) dead is decayed by fruitbody Phellinus pomaceus Cushion Bracket Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus pomaceus/Phellinus pomaceuscushion bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdead fruitbody is saprobic on dead
(live) live has sap sucked by UK/IrelandRare Pulvinaria hydrangeae Hydrangea Scale, Hydrangea Scale Insect Hemiptera: Coccidae Changes in status and distribution of Hydrangea Scale, Pulvinaria hydrangeae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) in Britain, Salisbury, A. & Malumphy, C., 2017
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Pulvinaria hydrangeae/Pulvinaria hydrangeaehydrangea scale, hydrangea scale insect Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusapplesliveRare sucks sap of live
(live) live may have larva Taeniothrips inconsequens Pear Thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Taeniothrips inconsequens/Taeniothrips inconsequenspear thripslarva Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslive (4-6,9)larva may be found on live
(live) live may have female Taeniothrips inconsequens Pear Thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Taeniothrips inconsequens/Taeniothrips inconsequenspear thripsfemale Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslive (3-6,11)female may be found on live
(live) live may have male Taeniothrips inconsequens Pear Thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Taeniothrips inconsequens/Taeniothrips inconsequenspear thripsmale Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslive (5)male may be found on live
(live) live is parasitised by fruitbody Phellinus pomaceus Cushion Bracket Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus pomaceus/Phellinus pomaceuscushion bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslive fruitbody parasitises live
bark bark is decayed by effuse colony of Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Monodictys melanopa a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus 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/Monodictys melanopa/Monodictys melanopaa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyMonodictys dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesbark effuse colony of Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark
bark bark is decayed by Coniothecium anamorph UK/IrelandMajor Coniothecium chomatosporum an anamorphic ascomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Coniothecium chomatosporum/Coniothecium chomatosporuman anamorphic ascomyceteConiothecium anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusapplesbarkMajor Coniothecium anamorph is saprobic on bark
bark (cankered) cankered bark may be infected and damaged by erumpent, clustered apothecium Pezicula corticola a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pezicula corticola/Pezicula corticolaa discomyceteerumpent, clusteredapothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplescankeredbark erumpent, clustered apothecium infects and damages cankered bark
bark (cankered) cankered bark may be infected and damaged by conidioma of Cryptosporiopsis coelomycetous anamorph Pezicula corticola a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pezicula corticola/Pezicula corticolaa discomyceteconidiomaCryptosporiopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplescankeredbark conidioma of Cryptosporiopsis coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages cankered bark
bark (cankered) cankered bark may be infected and damaged by erumpent stroma Potebniamyces pyri a discomycete Rhytismatales: Cryptomycetaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Cryptomycetaceae/Potebniamyces pyri/Potebniamyces pyria discomyceteerumpentstroma Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplescankeredbark (9-11)erumpent stroma infects and damages cankered bark
bark (cankered) cankered bark may be infected and damaged by conidioma of Phacidiopycnis anamorph Potebniamyces pyri a discomycete Rhytismatales: Cryptomycetaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Cryptomycetaceae/Potebniamyces pyri/Potebniamyces pyria discomyceteconidiomaPhacidiopycnis anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplescankeredbark conidioma of Phacidiopycnis anamorph infects and damages cankered bark
bark (cankered) cankered bark may be infected and damaged by immersed, stromatic, solitary or in small groups perithecium Potebniamyces pyri a discomycete Rhytismatales: Cryptomycetaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Cryptomycetaceae/Potebniamyces pyri/Potebniamyces pyria discomyceteimmersed, stromatic, solitary or in small groupsperithecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplescankeredbark (9-11)immersed, stromatic, solitary or in small groups perithecium infects and damages cankered bark
branch branch is swollen by immersed stroma Botryosphaeria obtusa an ascomycete Botryosphaeriales: Botryosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomyceteimmersedstroma Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesbranch immersed stroma causes swelling of branch
branch branch is swollen by stromatic pseudothecium Botryosphaeria obtusa an ascomycete Botryosphaeriales: Botryosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Botryosphaeria obtusa/Botryosphaeria obtusaan ascomycetestromaticpseudothecium Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesbranch stromatic pseudothecium causes swelling of branch
branch branch is decayed by erumpent stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph Valsa ceratosperma a valsoid pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Valsaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Valsa ceratosperma/Valsa ceratospermaa valsoid pyrenomyceteerumpentstromaCytospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesbranch (11-3)erumpent stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on branch
branch branch is decayed by immersed, in groups of about 10 perithecium Valsa ceratosperma a valsoid pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Valsaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Valsa ceratosperma/Valsa ceratospermaa valsoid pyrenomyceteimmersed, in groups of about 10perithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesbranch (11-3)immersed, in groups of about 10 perithecium is saprobic on branch
branch branch is galled by haustorium UK/Ireland Viscum album Mistletoe Santalales: Santalaceae British Plant Galls - Identification of galls on plants and fungi, Redfern, M. & Shirley, P., 2002
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Santalales/Santalaceae/Viscum album/Viscum albummistletoehaustorium Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesbranch haustorium causes gall of branch
branch (cankered, dyingback) cankered, dyingback branch may be infected and damaged by immersed perithecium Minor Diaporthe perniciosa a pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe perniciosa/Diaporthe perniciosaa pyrenomyceteimmersedperithecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplescankered, dyingbackbranchMinor (2-3)immersed perithecium infects and damages cankered, dyingback branch
branch (cankered, dyingback) cankered, dyingback branch may be infected and damaged by Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Minor Diaporthe perniciosa a pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe perniciosa/Diaporthe perniciosaa pyrenomycetePhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplescankered, dyingbackbranchMinor Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages cankered, dyingback branch
branch (cankered) cankered branch may be infected and damaged by erumpent apothecium Pezicula malicorticis a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pezicula malicorticis/Pezicula malicorticisa discomyceteerumpentapothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplescankeredbranch erumpent apothecium infects and damages cankered branch
branch (cankered) cankered branch may be infected and damaged by conidioma of Cryptosporiopsis coelomycetous anamorph Pezicula malicorticis a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pezicula malicorticis/Pezicula malicorticisa discomyceteconidiomaCryptosporiopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplescankeredbranch conidioma of Cryptosporiopsis coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages cankered branch
branch (cankered) cankered branch may be infected and damaged by perithecium Major Nectria galligena Apple and Pear Canker Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria galligena/Nectria galligenaapple and pear cankerperithecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusapplescankeredbranchMajor (1-12)perithecium infects and damages cankered branch
branch (cankered) cankered branch may be infected and damaged by Cylindrocarpon anamorph Major Nectria galligena Apple and Pear Canker Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria galligena/Nectria galligenaapple and pear cankerCylindrocarpon anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusapplescankeredbranchMajor Cylindrocarpon anamorph infects and damages cankered branch
branch (dead, decorticate or with bark rolling back) dead, decorticate or with bark rolling back branch is decayed by widely effused stroma Diatrype stigma Common Tarcrust Xylariales: Diatrypaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrype stigma/Diatrype stigmacommon tarcrustwidely effusedstroma Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdead, decorticate or with bark rolling backbranch (1-12)widely effused stroma is saprobic on dead, decorticate or with bark rolling back branch
branch (dead, decorticate or with bark rolling back) dead, decorticate or with bark rolling back branch is decayed by stromatic, immersed perithecium Diatrype stigma Common Tarcrust Xylariales: Diatrypaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrype stigma/Diatrype stigmacommon tarcruststromatic, immersedperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdead, decorticate or with bark rolling backbranch (1-12)stromatic, immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead, decorticate or with bark rolling back branch
branch (dead, decorticate, attached) dead, decorticate, attached branch is decayed by fruitbody Foreign Vuilleminia cystidiata a resupinate basidiomycete Corticiales: Corticiaceae British Vuilleminia species, Morris, I. & Roberts, P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Vuilleminia cystidiata/Vuilleminia cystidiataa resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdead, decorticate, attachedbranch fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decorticate, attached branch
branch (dead, fallen) dead, fallen branch is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Athelia arachnoidea Candelabra Duster Atheliales: Atheliaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Atheliales/Atheliaceae/Athelia arachnoidea/Athelia arachnoideacandelabra dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdead, fallenbranch fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen branch
branch (dead, often rotten) dead, often rotten branch is decayed by perithecium Nectria peziza a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria peziza/Nectria pezizaa pyrenomyceteperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdead, often rottenbranch (8-12)perithecium is saprobic on dead, often rotten branch
branch (dead, partly buried) dead, partly buried branch is decayed by erect stroma Xylaria hypoxylon Candle-snuff, Candlesnuff Fungus, Stag’s-horn Fungus Xylariales: Xylariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Xylaria hypoxylon/Xylaria hypoxyloncandle-snuff, candlesnuff fungus, stag's-horn funguserectstroma Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdead, partly buriedbranch erect stroma is saprobic on dead, partly buried branch
branch (dead) dead branch may contain larva Tetrops praeustus Plum Longhorn Beetle, Plum Beetle Coleoptera: Cerambycidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Tetrops praeustus/Tetrops praeustusplum longhorn beetle, plum beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadbranch larva feeds within dead branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by hysterothecium Gloniopsis praelonga an ascomycete Hysteriales: Hysteriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Hysteriales/Hysteriaceae/Gloniopsis praelonga/Gloniopsis praelongaan ascomycetehysterothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadbranch (1-12)hysterothecium is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by effuse colony of Pseudospiropes dematiaceous anamorph Strossmayeria basitricha a discomycete Helotiales: Helotiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Strossmayeria basitricha/Strossmayeria basitrichaa discomyceteeffusecolonyPseudospiropes dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadbranch effuse colony of Pseudospiropes dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by erumpent, short-stalked apothecium Rutstroemia rhenana a discomycete Helotiales: Rutstroemiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Rutstroemiaceae/Rutstroemia rhenana/Rutstroemia rhenanaa discomyceteerumpent, short-stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadbranch (10)erumpent, short-stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dead) dead branch is associate of perithecium Nitschkia parasitans a pyrenomycete Coronophorales: Nitschkiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Coronophorales/Nitschkiaceae/Nitschkia parasitans/Nitschkia parasitansa pyrenomyceteperithecium Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadbranch (9-5)perithecium is associated with dead branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by clustered, erumpent through cracks in bark apothecium Gnomonia alnea a valsoid pyenomycete Diaporthales: Gnomoniaceae Notes on British species of Tympanis (Leotiales) with T. prunicola new to Britain, Yao, Y.-J. & Spooner, B.M., 1996
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Gnomoniaceae/Gnomonia alnea/Gnomonia alneaa valsoid pyenomyceteclustered, erumpent through cracks in barkapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadbranch (2-6)clustered, erumpent through cracks in bark apothecium is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by immersed, grouped in circles perithecium Major Cytospora populina a valsoid pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Valsaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Cytospora populina/Cytospora populinaa valsoid pyrenomyceteimmersed, grouped in circlesperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusapplesdeadbranchMajor (10-5)immersed, grouped in circles perithecium is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by subgregarious to densely scattered, covered then erumpent, blackish grey with paler roundish flat disc stroma of Cytospora anamorph UK/IrelandMajor Cytospora populina a valsoid pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Valsaceae 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
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Cytospora populina/Cytospora populinaa valsoid pyrenomycetesubgregarious to densely scattered, covered then erumpent, blackish grey with paler roundish flat discstromaCytospora anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusapplesdeadbranchMajor (10-5)subgregarious to densely scattered, covered then erumpent, blackish grey with paler roundish flat disc stroma of Cytospora anamorph is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by stromatic, in clusters of up to 15 perithecium Nectria cinnabarina Coral Spot, Coral-spot Fungus Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria cinnabarina/Nectria cinnabarinacoral spot, coral-spot fungusstromatic, in clusters of up to 15perithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadbranch (9-3)stromatic, in clusters of up to 15 perithecium is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by sporodochium of Tubercularia anamorph Nectria cinnabarina Coral Spot, Coral-spot Fungus Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria cinnabarina/Nectria cinnabarinacoral spot, coral-spot fungussporodochiumTubercularia anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadbranch sporodochium of Tubercularia anamorph is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by Nodulisporium anamorph Minor [Hypoxylon rubiginosum agg.] rusty woodwarts Xylariales: Xylariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon rubiginosum agg./Hypoxylon rubiginosum agg.rusty woodwartsNodulisporium anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusapplesdeadbranchMinor Nodulisporium anamorph is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by widely effused stroma Minor [Hypoxylon rubiginosum agg.] rusty woodwarts Xylariales: Xylariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon rubiginosum agg./Hypoxylon rubiginosum agg.rusty woodwartswidely effusedstroma Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusapplesdeadbranchMinor widely effused stroma is saprobic on dead branch
branch (live, decorticate) live, decorticate branch is decayed by fruitbody Foreign Vuilleminia cystidiata a resupinate basidiomycete Corticiales: Corticiaceae British Vuilleminia species, Morris, I. & Roberts, P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Vuilleminia cystidiata/Vuilleminia cystidiataa resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslive, decorticatebranch fruitbody is saprobic on live, decorticate branch
branch (live) live branch is decayed by densely encrusting Lepidosaphes ulmi Mussel Scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Lepidosaphes ulmi/Lepidosaphes ulmimussel scaledensely encrusting Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslivebranch densely encrusting is saprobic on live branch
branch (moribund) moribund branch may contain larva Tetrops praeustus Plum Longhorn Beetle, Plum Beetle Coleoptera: Cerambycidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Tetrops praeustus/Tetrops praeustusplum longhorn beetle, plum beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesmoribundbranch larva feeds within moribund branch
branch (white woolly-covered) white woolly-covered branch is galled by Eriosoma lanigerum Woolly Aphis, American Blight, Woolly Apple Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Eriosoma lanigerum/Eriosoma lanigerumwoolly aphis, american blight, woolly apple aphid Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleswhite woolly-coveredbranch (3-)causes gall of white woolly-covered branch
cambium of dead twig (below) below cambium of dead twig is mined by larva UK/Ireland Magdalis barbicornis Pear Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Magdalis (Panus) barbicornis/Magdalis (Panus) barbicornispear weevillarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesbelowcambium of dead twig larva mines below cambium of dead twig
canopy canopy may have swarming adult Melolontha melolontha Common Cockchafer, May Bug Coleoptera: Melolonthidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Melolonthidae/Melolontha melolontha/Melolontha melolonthacommon cockchafer, May bugswarmingadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplescanopy (5-6)swarming adult may be found on canopy
flower bud flower bud is galled by larva Anthonomus pomorum Apple Blossom Weevil, Apple-blossom Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Anthonomus (Anthonomus) pomorum/Anthonomus (Anthonomus) pomorumapple blossom weevil, apple-blossom weevillarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesflower bud larva causes gall of flower bud
flower (live, aborted) live, aborted flower may contain usually solitary larva Anthonomus pomorum Apple Blossom Weevil, Apple-blossom Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Anthonomus (Anthonomus) pomorum/Anthonomus (Anthonomus) pomorumapple blossom weevil, apple-blossom weevilusually solitarylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslive, abortedflower usually solitary larva feeds within live, aborted flower
flower (live, aborted) live, aborted flower may contain usually solitary adult Anthonomus pomorum Apple Blossom Weevil, Apple-blossom Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Anthonomus (Anthonomus) pomorum/Anthonomus (Anthonomus) pomorumapple blossom weevil, apple-blossom weevilusually solitaryadult Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslive, abortedflower usually solitary adult feeds within live, aborted flower
flower (live, aborted) live, aborted flower may house usually solitary pupa Anthonomus pomorum Apple Blossom Weevil, Apple-blossom Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Anthonomus (Anthonomus) pomorum/Anthonomus (Anthonomus) pomorumapple blossom weevil, apple-blossom weevilusually solitarypupa Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslive, abortedflower usually solitary pupa may be found in live, aborted flower
fruit cracks (cracked, russetted) cracked, russetted fruit cracks is decayed by Coniothecium anamorph UK/IrelandMajor Coniothecium chomatosporum an anamorphic ascomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Coniothecium chomatosporum/Coniothecium chomatosporuman anamorphic ascomyceteConiothecium anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplescracked, russettedfruit cracksMajor Coniothecium anamorph is saprobic on cracked, russetted fruit cracks
fruit fruit may contain larva Major Neocoenorrhinus aequatus Apple Fruit Rhynchites Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Neocoenorrhinus aequatus/Neocoenorrhinus aequatusapple fruit rhynchiteslarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusapplesfruitMajor larva feeds within fruit
fruit fruit may contain larva Rhynchites bacchus a leafroller weevil Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Rhynchites bacchus/Rhynchites bacchusa leafroller weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesfruit larva feeds within fruit
fruit fruit may house hibernating larva Ametastegia glabrata a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Ametastegia (Ametastegia) glabrata/Ametastegia (Ametastegia) glabrataa sawflylarva Plant / hibernates / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesfruit larva hibernates inside fruit
fruit fruit may house hibernating prepupa? Ametastegia glabrata a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Ametastegia (Ametastegia) glabrata/Ametastegia (Ametastegia) glabrataa sawflyprepupa? Plant / hibernates / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesfruit prepupa? hibernates inside fruit
fruit fruit is decayed by sessile apothecium Major Neofabraea alba a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Neofabraea alba/Neofabraea albaa discomycetesessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusapplesfruitMajor sessile apothecium is saprobic on fruit
fruit fruit is decayed by conidioma of Phlyctema coelomycetous anamorph Major Neofabraea alba a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Neofabraea alba/Neofabraea albaa discomyceteconidiomaPhlyctema coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusapplesfruitMajor conidioma of Phlyctema coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on fruit
fruit (live, fallen, brown-rotten) live, fallen, brown-rotten fruit may be infected and damaged by sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph Monilinia fructigena Apple Brown Rot - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia fructigena/Monilinia fructigenaapple brown rot (causative organism)sporodochiumMonilia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslive, fallen, brown-rottenfruit sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live, fallen, brown-rotten fruit
fruit (live) live fruit may be infected and damaged by colony of Spilocaea dematiaceous anamorph Venturia inaequalis Apple Scab Fungus Venturiales: Venturiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia inaequalis/Venturia inaequalisapple scab funguscolonySpilocaea dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslivefruit colony of Spilocaea dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live fruit
fruit (live) live fruit is galled by aecium Foreign Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae American Apple Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae Schwein., Laundon, G., 1977
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae/Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianaeamerican apple rustaecium Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslivefruit aecium causes gall of live fruit
fruit (overwintered, mummified) overwintered, mummified fruit is decayed by long-stalked, yellowish to greyish brown, gregarious apothecium Monilinia fructigena Apple Brown Rot - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia fructigena/Monilinia fructigenaapple brown rot (causative organism)long-stalked, yellowish to greyish brown, gregariousapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesoverwintered, mummifiedfruit long-stalked, yellowish to greyish brown, gregarious apothecium is saprobic on overwintered, mummified fruit
fruit (rotten) rotten fruit may be infected and damaged by erumpent apothecium Pezicula malicorticis a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pezicula malicorticis/Pezicula malicorticisa discomyceteerumpentapothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesrottenfruit erumpent apothecium infects and damages rotten fruit
fruit (rotten) rotten fruit may be infected and damaged by conidioma of Cryptosporiopsis coelomycetous anamorph Pezicula malicorticis a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pezicula malicorticis/Pezicula malicorticisa discomyceteconidiomaCryptosporiopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesrottenfruit conidioma of Cryptosporiopsis coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages rotten fruit
fruit (soft, brown, rotten, musty-smelling) soft, brown, rotten, musty-smelling fruit may be infected and damaged by colony of Penicillium dematiaceous anamorph Major Penicillium expansum a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Eurotiales: Trichocomaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Penicillium expansum, Kozakiewicz, Z., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Eurotiales/Trichocomaceae/Penicillium expansum/Penicillium expansuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyPenicillium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplessoft, brown, rotten, musty-smellingfruitMajor colony of Penicillium dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages soft, brown, rotten, musty-smelling fruit
leaf leaf is galled by Eriophyes malinus a gall mite Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Eriophyes malinus/Eriophyes malinusa gall mite Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesleaf causes gall of leaf
leaf leaf is galled by larva Dasineura mali a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura mali/Dasineura malia gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesleaf larva causes gall of leaf
leaf (blackened, fallen) blackened, fallen leaf is decayed by amphigenous, immersed pseudothecium Venturia inaequalis Apple Scab Fungus Venturiales: Venturiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia inaequalis/Venturia inaequalisapple scab fungusamphigenous, immersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesblackened, fallenleaf (2-3)amphigenous, immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on blackened, fallen leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, scattered, sometimes grouped, immersed pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta briardii a coelomcyete Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta briardii/Phyllosticta briardiia coelomcyeteepiphyllous, scattered, sometimes grouped, immersedpycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesliveleaf (8)epiphyllous, scattered, sometimes grouped, immersed pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, immersed pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Mycosphaerella pomi an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella pomi/Mycosphaerella pomian ascomyceteepiphyllous, immersedpycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesliveleaf (8-11)epiphyllous, immersed pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph Phoma prunicola Apple and Pear Leaf Spot Pleosporales Phoma prunicola (Opiz) Wollenw. & Hochapf., Morgan-Jones, G., 1967
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phoma prunicola/Phoma prunicolaapple and pear leaf spotpycnidiumPhoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesliveleaf pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by colony of Spilocaea dematiaceous anamorph Venturia inaequalis Apple Scab Fungus Venturiales: Venturiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia inaequalis/Venturia inaequalisapple scab funguscolonySpilocaea dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesliveleaf colony of Spilocaea dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by cleistothecium Podosphaera leucotricha Apple Powdery Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera leucotricha/Podosphaera leucotrichaapple powdery mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesliveleaf cleistothecium infects and damages live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by conidial anamorph Podosphaera leucotricha Apple Powdery Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera leucotricha/Podosphaera leucotrichaapple powdery mildewconidial anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesliveleaf conidial anamorph infects and damages live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is galled by hypophyllous aecium ForeignMajor Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae American Apple Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae Schwein., Laundon, G., 1977
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae/Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianaeamerican apple rusthypophyllousaecium Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusapplesliveleafMajor hypophyllous aecium causes gall of live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is galled by epiphyllouson slightly thickened brown spots pycnium Foreign Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae American Apple Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae Schwein., Laundon, G., 1977
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae/Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianaeamerican apple rustepiphyllouson slightly thickened brown spotspycnium Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesliveleaf epiphyllouson slightly thickened brown spots pycnium causes gall of live leaf
leaf (live/dead) live/dead leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, immersed pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phoma pomorum a coelomycete Pleosporales New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phoma pomorum/Phoma pomoruma coelomyceteepiphyllous, immersedpycnidiumPhoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslive/deadleaf epiphyllous, immersed pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live/dead leaf
petal (live) live petal is foodplant of adult Byturus tomentosus Raspberry Beetle Coleoptera: Byturidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Byturidae/Byturus tomentosus/Byturus tomentosusraspberry beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslivepetal (4-5)adult feeds on live petal
pollen? pollen? is foodplant of adult Bruchus pisorum Pea Beetle, Spanish Bean Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus pisorum/Bruchus pisorumpea beetle, spanish bean beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplespollen? (4-7(-9)adult feeds on pollen?
pollen (live) live pollen is foodplant of adult Byturus tomentosus Raspberry Beetle Coleoptera: Byturidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Byturidae/Byturus tomentosus/Byturus tomentosusraspberry beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslivepollen (4-5)adult feeds on live pollen
root (dead) dead root is decayed by fruitbody Minor Ganoderma lucidum Lacquered Bracket Polyporales: Ganodermataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma lucidum/Ganoderma lucidumlacquered bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusapplesdeadrootMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead root
root (live) live root is parasitised by fruitbody Minor Ganoderma lucidum Lacquered Bracket Polyporales: Ganodermataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma lucidum/Ganoderma lucidumlacquered bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusapplesliverootMinor fruitbody parasitises live root
rootstock (dead) dead rootstock is decayed by subepidermal acervulus of Truncatella coelomycetous anamorph Truncatella angustata a coelomycete Xylariales: Amphisphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Amphisphaeriaceae/Truncatella angustata/Truncatella angustataa coelomycetesubepidermalacervulusTruncatella coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadrootstock subepidermal acervulus of Truncatella coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead rootstock
sap run sap run is decayed by larva Ferdinandea a genus of hoverflies Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Ferdinandea/Ferdinandeaa genus of hoverflieslarva Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplessap run larva is saprobic on sap run
shoot (decaying) decaying shoot may contain larva Involvulus caeruleus Apple Twig Cutter, Twig Cutting Weevil, Twig-cutting Weevil Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Involvulus caeruleus/Involvulus caeruleusapple twig cutter, twig cutting weevil, twig-cutting weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdecayingshoot larva feeds within decaying shoot
shoot (live) live shoot may be infected and damaged by colony of Spilocaea dematiaceous anamorph Venturia inaequalis Apple Scab Fungus Venturiales: Venturiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia inaequalis/Venturia inaequalisapple scab funguscolonySpilocaea dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesliveshoot colony of Spilocaea dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live shoot
stamen (live) live stamen is foodplant of adult Byturus tomentosus Raspberry Beetle Coleoptera: Byturidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Byturidae/Byturus tomentosus/Byturus tomentosusraspberry beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslivestamen (4-5)adult feeds on live stamen
stem (woody) (live) live stem (woody) is decayed by densely encrusting Lepidosaphes ulmi Mussel Scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Lepidosaphes ulmi/Lepidosaphes ulmimussel scaledensely encrusting Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslivestem (woody) densely encrusting is saprobic on live stem (woody)
stem (live) live stem is galled by aecium Foreign Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae American Apple Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae Schwein., Laundon, G., 1977
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae/Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianaeamerican apple rustaecium Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslivestem aecium causes gall of live stem
stump (large) (dead) dead stump (large) is decayed by fruitbody Rare Volvariella bombycina Silky Rosegill Agaricales: Pluteaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Volvariella bombycina/Volvariella bombycinasilky rosegillfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadstump (large)Rare fruitbody is saprobic on dead stump (large)
stump (dead, often rotten) dead, often rotten stump is decayed by perithecium Nectria peziza a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria peziza/Nectria pezizaa pyrenomyceteperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdead, often rottenstump (8-12)perithecium is saprobic on dead, often rotten stump
stump (dead) dead stump is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Athelia arachnoidea Candelabra Duster Atheliales: Atheliaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Atheliales/Atheliaceae/Athelia arachnoidea/Athelia arachnoideacandelabra dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadstump fruitbody is saprobic on dead stump
stump (dead) dead stump is decayed by fruitbody Minor Ganoderma lucidum Lacquered Bracket Polyporales: Ganodermataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma lucidum/Ganoderma lucidumlacquered bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusapplesdeadstumpMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead stump
stump (live) live stump is parasitised by fruitbody Minor Ganoderma lucidum Lacquered Bracket Polyporales: Ganodermataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma lucidum/Ganoderma lucidumlacquered bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusappleslivestumpMinor fruitbody parasitises live stump
stump (old) old stump is decayed by erect stroma Xylaria hypoxylon Candle-snuff, Candlesnuff Fungus, Stag’s-horn Fungus Xylariales: Xylariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Xylaria hypoxylon/Xylaria hypoxyloncandle-snuff, candlesnuff fungus, stag's-horn funguserectstroma Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesoldstump erect stroma is saprobic on old stump
stump (relatively freshly cut, white rotted) relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump is decayed by fruitbody Pholiota squarrosa Shaggy Scalycap, Shaggy Pholiota Agaricales: Strophariaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Pholiota squarrosa/Pholiota squarrosashaggy scalycap, shaggy pholiotafruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesrelatively freshly cut, white rottedstump fruitbody is saprobic on relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump
trunk (esp. base) (dead, white rotted) dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base) is decayed by fruitbody Pholiota squarrosa Shaggy Scalycap, Shaggy Pholiota Agaricales: Strophariaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Pholiota squarrosa/Pholiota squarrosashaggy scalycap, shaggy pholiotafruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdead, white rottedtrunk (esp. base) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base)
trunk (esp. base) (live) live trunk (esp. base) is parasitised by fruitbody Pholiota squarrosa Shaggy Scalycap, Shaggy Pholiota Agaricales: Strophariaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Pholiota squarrosa/Pholiota squarrosashaggy scalycap, shaggy pholiotafruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslivetrunk (esp. base) fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base)
trunk (large) (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody Minor Postia tephroleuca Greying Bracket, Greyling Bracket Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia tephroleuca/Postia tephroleucagreying bracket, greyling bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdead, fallen, decayedtrunk (large)Minor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed trunk (large)
trunk (large) (dead, standing) dead, standing trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody Rare Volvariella bombycina Silky Rosegill Agaricales: Pluteaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Volvariella bombycina/Volvariella bombycinasilky rosegillfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdead, standingtrunk (large)Rare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, standing trunk (large)
trunk (large) (fallen) fallen trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody Rare Volvariella bombycina Silky Rosegill Agaricales: Pluteaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Volvariella bombycina/Volvariella bombycinasilky rosegillfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesfallentrunk (large)Rare fruitbody is saprobic on fallen trunk (large)
trunk (large) (live, standing) live, standing trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody Rare Volvariella bombycina Silky Rosegill Agaricales: Pluteaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Volvariella bombycina/Volvariella bombycinasilky rosegillfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslive, standingtrunk (large)Rare fruitbody is saprobic on live, standing trunk (large)
trunk (dead, hollow) dead, hollow trunk is decayed by fruitbody UK/IrelandRestricted Sarcodontia crocea Orchard Tooth, Orchard Toothcrust Polyporales: Meruliaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Sarcodontia crocea/Sarcodontia croceaorchard tooth, orchard toothcrustfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdead, hollowtrunkSole fruitbody is saprobic on dead, hollow trunk
trunk (dead) dead trunk is decayed by fruitbody Major Inonotus hispidus Shaggy Bracket Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Inonotus hispidus/Inonotus hispidusshaggy bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusapplesdeadtrunkMajor fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk
trunk (dead) dead trunk is decayed by fruitbody Ganoderma applanatum Artist’s Bracket Polyporales: Ganodermataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma applanatum/Ganoderma applanatumartist's bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadtrunk fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk
trunk (large, dead, standing) large, dead, standing trunk is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Aurantiporus fissilis Greasy Bracket Polyporales: Polyporaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Aurantiporus fissilis/Aurantiporus fissilisgreasy bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslarge, dead, standingtrunk fruitbody is saprobic on large, dead, standing trunk
trunk (live, hollow) live, hollow trunk is parasitised by fruitbody UK/IrelandRestricted Sarcodontia crocea Orchard Tooth, Orchard Toothcrust Polyporales: Meruliaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Sarcodontia crocea/Sarcodontia croceaorchard tooth, orchard toothcrustfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslive, hollowtrunkSole fruitbody parasitises live, hollow trunk
trunk (live, standing) live, standing trunk is decayed by fruitbody Major Pleurotus dryinus Veiled Oyster Agaricales: Pleurotaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pleurotaceae/Pleurotus dryinus/Pleurotus dryinusveiled oysterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslive, standingtrunkMajor fruitbody is saprobic on live, standing trunk
trunk (live) live trunk is parasitised by fruitbody Major Inonotus hispidus Shaggy Bracket Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Inonotus hispidus/Inonotus hispidusshaggy bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusappleslivetrunkMajor fruitbody parasitises live trunk
trunk (live) live trunk is galled by fruitbody QuestionableRare Inonotus obliquus Chaga Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Inonotus obliquus/Inonotus obliquuschagafruitbody Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples?livetrunkRare fruitbody causes gall of live trunk
trunk (live) live trunk is parasitised by fruitbody Minor Phellinus igniarius Willow Bracket, Willow Heart Rot (Causative Orgnaism) Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus igniarius/Phellinus igniariuswillow bracket, willow heart rot (causative orgnaism)fruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusappleslivetrunkMinor fruitbody parasitises live trunk
trunk (live) live trunk is parasitised by fruitbody Ganoderma applanatum Artist’s Bracket Polyporales: Ganodermataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma applanatum/Ganoderma applanatumartist's bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslivetrunk fruitbody parasitises live trunk
trunk (live) live trunk is associate of fruitbody UK/Ireland Perenniporia ochroleuca a bracket fungus Polyporales: Polyporaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Perenniporia ochroleuca/Perenniporia ochroleucaa bracket fungusfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslivetrunk fruitbody is associated with live trunk
twig (1-2 years old) twig (1-2 years old) is galled by egg UK/Ireland Blepharidopterus angulatus Black-kneed Apple Capsid Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Blepharidopterus angulatus/Blepharidopterus angulatusblack-kneed apple capsidegg Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplestwig (1-2 years old) egg causes gall of twig (1-2 years old)
twig (cambium) twig (cambium) may contain larva Phytobia carbonaria a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytobia carbonaria/Phytobia carbonariaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplestwig (cambium) larva feeds within twig (cambium)
twig (thin) (live) live twig (thin) may be infected and damaged by cleistothecium Podosphaera leucotricha Apple Powdery Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera leucotricha/Podosphaera leucotrichaapple powdery mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslivetwig (thin) cleistothecium infects and damages live twig (thin)
twig (thin) (live) live twig (thin) may be infected and damaged by conidial anamorph Podosphaera leucotricha Apple Powdery Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera leucotricha/Podosphaera leucotrichaapple powdery mildewconidial anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslivetwig (thin) conidial anamorph infects and damages live twig (thin)
twig twig is decayed by immersed, grouped in circles perithecium Cytospora populina a valsoid pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Valsaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Cytospora populina/Cytospora populinaa valsoid pyrenomyceteimmersed, grouped in circlesperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplestwig (10-5)immersed, grouped in circles perithecium is saprobic on twig
twig twig is decayed by subgregarious to densely scattered, covered then erumpent, blackish grey with paler roundish flat disc stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Cytospora populina a valsoid pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Valsaceae 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
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Cytospora populina/Cytospora populinaa valsoid pyrenomycetesubgregarious to densely scattered, covered then erumpent, blackish grey with paler roundish flat discstromaCytospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplestwig (10-5)subgregarious to densely scattered, covered then erumpent, blackish grey with paler roundish flat disc stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on twig
twig (dead, fallen) dead, fallen twig is decayed by fruitbody Phaeomarasmius rimulincola a toadstool Agaricales: Inocybaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Inocybaceae/Phaeomarasmius rimulincola/Phaeomarasmius rimulincolaa toadstoolfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdead, fallentwig fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen twig
twig (dead) dead twig may contain larva Pogonocherus hispidulus Greater Thorn-tipped Longhorn Beetle Coleoptera: Cerambycidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Pogonocherus hispidulus/Pogonocherus hispidulusgreater thorn-tipped longhorn beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadtwig larva feeds within dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig may contain larva Major Pogonocherus hispidus Lesser Thorn-tipped Longhorn Beetle Coleoptera: Cerambycidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Pogonocherus hispidus/Pogonocherus hispiduslesser thorn-tipped longhorn beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusapplesdeadtwigMajor larva feeds within dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by hysterothecium Gloniopsis praelonga an ascomycete Hysteriales: Hysteriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Hysteriales/Hysteriaceae/Gloniopsis praelonga/Gloniopsis praelongaan ascomycetehysterothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadtwig (1-12)hysterothecium is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by densely clustered, immersed then breaking through pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Sclerophoma mali a coelomycete British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Sclerophoma mali/Sclerophoma malia coelomycetedensely clustered, immersed then breaking throughpycnidiumSclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadtwig densely clustered, immersed then breaking through pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by erumpent through bark, often in large clusters apothecium Tympanis conspersa a discomycete Helotiales: Tympanidaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Tympanidaceae/Tympanis conspersa/Tympanis conspersaa discomyceteerumpent through bark, often in large clustersapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadtwig (1-7)erumpent through bark, often in large clusters apothecium is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by immersed, becoming erumpeny conidioma of Strasseria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Strasseria geniculata a coelomycete Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Strasseria geniculata/Strasseria geniculataa coelomyceteimmersed, becoming erumpenyconidiomaStrasseria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadtwig (1-5)immersed, becoming erumpeny conidioma of Strasseria coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig
twig (live) live twig may be infected and damaged by colony Venturia inaequalis Apple Scab Fungus Venturiales: Venturiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia inaequalis/Venturia inaequalisapple scab funguscolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslivetwig colony infects and damages live twig
wood wood may contain larva Obrium cantharinum a longhorn beetle Coleoptera: Cerambycidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Obrium cantharinum/Obrium cantharinuma longhorn beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleswood larva feeds within wood
wood wood is decayed by immersed, often loosely grouped perithecium Diaporthe eres a pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe eres/Diaporthe eresa pyrenomyceteimmersed, often loosely groupedperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleswood immersed, often loosely grouped perithecium is saprobic on wood
wood wood is decayed by colony of Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph Melanopsamma pomiformis a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Niessliaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/Melanopsamma pomiformisa pyrenomycetecolonyStachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleswood (11-4)colony of Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood
wood wood is decayed by superficial, thickly clustered perithecium Melanopsamma pomiformis a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Niessliaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/Melanopsamma pomiformisa pyrenomycetesuperficial, thickly clusteredperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleswood (11-4)superficial, thickly clustered perithecium is saprobic on wood
wood wood is decayed by fruitbody Minor Spongipellis spumeus a mazegill fungus Polyporales: Polyporaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Spongipellis spumeus/Spongipellis spumeusa mazegill fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusappleswoodMinor fruitbody is saprobic on wood
wood (dead or rotten) dead or rotten wood may contain larva Sinodendron cylindricum Rhinoceros Beetle Coleoptera: Lucanidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Lucanidae/Sinodendron cylindricum/Sinodendron cylindricumrhinoceros beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdead or rottenwood larva feeds within dead or rotten wood
wood (dead, decayed) dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Auricularia mesenterica Tripe Fungus Auriculariales: Auriculariaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia mesenterica/Auricularia mesentericatripe fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdead, decayedwood fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood
wood (dead, decayed) dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody Rare Leucogyrophana mollusca a resupinate bolete Boletales: Hygrophoropsidaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Hygrophoropsidaceae/Leucogyrophana mollusca/Leucogyrophana molluscaa resupinate boletefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdead, decayedwoodRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood
wood (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody Minor Postia tephroleuca Greying Bracket, Greyling Bracket Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia tephroleuca/Postia tephroleucagreying bracket, greyling bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdead, fallen, decayedwoodMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood
wood (dead) dead wood may house imago Sinodendron cylindricum Rhinoceros Beetle Coleoptera: Lucanidae Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Lucanidae/Sinodendron cylindricum/Sinodendron cylindricumrhinoceros beetleimago Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadwood imago may be found in dead wood
wood (dead) dead wood is decayed by subepidermal acervulus of Truncatella coelomycetous anamorph Truncatella angustata a coelomycete Xylariales: Amphisphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Amphisphaeriaceae/Truncatella angustata/Truncatella angustataa coelomycetesubepidermalacervulusTruncatella coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadwood subepidermal acervulus of Truncatella coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead wood
wood (dead) dead wood is decayed by fruitbody Flammulina velutipes var velutipes Velvet Shank, Winter Fungus Agaricales: Physalacriaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes/Flammulina velutipes var. velutipesvelvet shank, winter fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadwood (mainly winter)fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood
wood (dead) dead wood is decayed by fruitbody Oxyporus populinus Poplar Bracket Hymenochaetales: Schizoporaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Schizoporaceae/Oxyporus populinus/Oxyporus populinuspoplar bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadwood fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood
wood (decayed) decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody Major Gymnopilus junonius Spectacular Rustgill Agaricales: Strophariaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 112: Gymnopilus junonius (Fr.) P. D. Orton, Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W., 2000
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Gymnopilus junonius/Gymnopilus junoniusspectacular rustgillfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusapplesdecayedwoodMajor fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood
wood (decayed) decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Bjerkandera fumosa Big Smoky Bracket Polyporales: Meruliaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Bjerkandera fumosa/Bjerkandera fumosabig smoky bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdecayedwood fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood
wood (decaying) decaying wood may contain larva Prionychus ater a darkling beetle Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Tenebrionidae/Prionychus ater/Prionychus atera darkling beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdecayingwood larva feeds within decaying wood
wood (live) live wood is parasitised by fruitbody Oxyporus populinus Poplar Bracket Hymenochaetales: Schizoporaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Schizoporaceae/Oxyporus populinus/Oxyporus populinuspoplar bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslivewood fruitbody parasitises live wood
wood (living) living wood is parasitised by fruitbody Minor Spongipellis spumeus a mazegill fungus Polyporales: Polyporaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Spongipellis spumeus/Spongipellis spumeusa mazegill fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusappleslivingwoodMinor fruitbody parasitises living wood
wood (moribund) moribund wood is parasitised by fruitbody Flammulina velutipes var velutipes Velvet Shank, Winter Fungus Agaricales: Physalacriaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes/Flammulina velutipes var. velutipesvelvet shank, winter fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesmoribundwood fruitbody parasitises moribund wood
wood (sawdust-packed tunnel in dead) sawdust-packed tunnel in dead wood may house ovum Sinodendron cylindricum Rhinoceros Beetle Coleoptera: Lucanidae Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Lucanidae/Sinodendron cylindricum/Sinodendron cylindricumrhinoceros beetleovum Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplessawdust-packed tunnel in deadwood ovum may be found in sawdust-packed tunnel in dead wood
wood (usually decorticate) usually decorticate wood is decayed by short-stalked apothecium Neodasyscypha cerina a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Neodasyscypha cerina/Neodasyscypha cerinaa discomyceteshort-stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesusually decorticatewood (3-9)short-stalked apothecium is saprobic on usually decorticate wood

Malus (apples) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1952Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(b), 137pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946New or interesting British fungiTBMS Vol 29 (3): 141-166.
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2British Wildlife Vol 19, No 1: 35-43.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
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Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species hybrid 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species hybrid 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 subtaxa 125 trophisms 5 references
Species 8 trophisms
Informal 4 subtaxa 135 trophisms 5 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusMalus (apples)
FamilyROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
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 Malus (apples)

Malus (apples) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Malus (apples):

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