Phyllosticta richardiae
(Zantedeschia Leaf Spot - causative organism)

Interactions where Phyllosticta richardiae is the dominant partner and gains from the process

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

Stage		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season
Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph		Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf			Zantedeschia aethiopica	Altar-lily	Alismatales: Araceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta richardiae/	Phyllosticta richardiae	zantedeschia leaf spot - causative organism				Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Araceae/Zantedeschia aethiopica/	Zantedeschia aethiopica	altar-lily		live	leaf
Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph		pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf (petiole)			Zantedeschia aethiopica	Altar-lily	Alismatales: Araceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta richardiae/	Phyllosticta richardiae	zantedeschia leaf spot - causative organism			pycnidium	Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Araceae/Zantedeschia aethiopica/	Zantedeschia aethiopica	altar-lily		live	leaf (petiole)		Major
Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph		Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live peduncle			Zantedeschia aethiopica	Altar-lily	Alismatales: Araceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta richardiae/	Phyllosticta richardiae	zantedeschia leaf spot - causative organism				Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Araceae/Zantedeschia aethiopica/	Zantedeschia aethiopica	altar-lily		live	peduncle
Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph		Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live spathe			Zantedeschia aethiopica	Altar-lily	Alismatales: Araceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta richardiae/	Phyllosticta richardiae	zantedeschia leaf spot - causative organism				Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Araceae/Zantedeschia aethiopica/	Zantedeschia aethiopica	altar-lily		live	spathe

Author & Year	Title	Source
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants	Collins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins

Phyllosticta richardiae (Zantedeschia Leaf Spot - causative organism) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Phyllosticta
(a form genus of coelomycetous leaf-spot fungi)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Phyllosticta richardiae (Zantedeschia Leaf Spot - causative organism) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Coelomycetes
(stem- and leaf-fungi)

Lichenes
(lichens)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Anamorphic Species	Phyllosticta richardiae (Zantedeschia Leaf Spot - causative organism)
Genus	Phyllosticta (a form genus of coelomycetous leaf-spot fungi)
Family	PHYLLOSTICTACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	BOTRYOSPHAERIALES (an order of ascomycetes)
Class	DOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Phyllosticta richardiae is also a member of:
Coelomycetes - stem- and leaf-fungi (via Phyllosticta)
Anamorphic fungi - mitosporic fungi (via Coelomycetes)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Anamorphic fungi)
Lichenes - lichens (via Botryosphaeriales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Phyllosticta richardiae (Zantedeschia Leaf Spot - causative organism) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Phyllosticta
(a form genus of coelomycetous leaf-spot fungi)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Coelomycetes
(stem- and leaf-fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

Lichenes
(lichens)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phyllosticta richardiae (Zantedeschia Leaf Spot - causative organism):

Phyllosticta
(a form genus of coelomycetous leaf-spot fungi)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Coelomycetes
(stem- and leaf-fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

Lichenes
(lichens)

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

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