Schroeteria delastrina (Tul. & C. Tul.) G. Winter
(a smut fungus)

Interactions where Schroeteria delastrina is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
causes gall of fruit Veronica speedwells Lamiales: Plantaginaceae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Schroeteria delastrina/Schroeteria delastrinaa smut fungus Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellsfruit
spore mass spore mass infects and damages live capsule UK/Ireland Veronica arvensis Wall Speedwell Lamiales: Plantaginaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Note: Schroeteria delastrina(Tul.) Wint. on Veronica arvensis in Oxfordshire, Hawker, L.E., 1944
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Schroeteria delastrina/Schroeteria delastrinaa smut fungusspore mass Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica arvensis/Veronica arvensiswall speedwelllivecapsule (5-6)

Schroeteria delastrina (a smut fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Schroeteria delastrina (a smut fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Hawker, L.E., 1944Note: Schroeteria delastrina(Tul.) Wint. on Veronica arvensis in OxfordshireTBMS Vol 27 (1+2): 48.
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSchroeteria delastrina (a smut fungus)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Schroeteria delastrina (a smut fungus)

Schroeteria delastrina (a smut fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Literature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Schroeteria delastrina (a smut fungus):

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