Sphacelotheca hydropiperis (Schumach.) de Bary
(a microbotryan smut)

Interactions where Sphacelotheca hydropiperis 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
sorus sorus infects and damages live ovary Fallopia convolvulus Black-bindweed Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Sphacelotheca hydropiperis/Sphacelotheca hydropiperisa microbotryan smutsorus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Fallopia convolvulus/Fallopia convolvulusblack-bindweedliveovary (8-9)
sorus sorus infects and damages live ovary Major Persicaria hydropiper Water-pepper Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Sphacelotheca hydropiperis, Mordue, J.E.M., 1991
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Sphacelotheca hydropiperis/Sphacelotheca hydropiperisa microbotryan smutsorus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Persicaria hydropiper/Persicaria hydropiperwater-pepperliveovaryMajor (9-10)
sorus sorus infects and damages live ovary Persicaria lapathifolia Pale Persicaria Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Sphacelotheca hydropiperis/Sphacelotheca hydropiperisa microbotryan smutsorus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Persicaria lapathifolia/Persicaria lapathifoliapale persicarialiveovary (8-9)
sorus sorus infects and damages live ovary Persicaria maculosa Redshank Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Sphacelotheca hydropiperis/Sphacelotheca hydropiperisa microbotryan smutsorus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Persicaria maculosa/Persicaria maculosaredshankliveovary (8-9)
sorus sorus infects and damages live ovary Persicaria mitis Tasteless Water-pepper Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Sphacelotheca hydropiperis/Sphacelotheca hydropiperisa microbotryan smutsorus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Persicaria mitis/Persicaria mitistasteless water-pepperliveovary (8-9)

Sphacelotheca hydropiperis (a microbotryan smut) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sphacelotheca hydropiperis (a microbotryan smut) 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
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Mordue, J.E.M., 1991Sphacelotheca hydropiperisI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1095.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSphacelotheca hydropiperis (a microbotryan smut)
FamilyMICROBOTRYACEAE (a family of microbotryan smuts)
OrderMICROBOTRYALES (an order of microbotryan fungi)
ClassPUCCINIOMYCETES (pucciniomycete fungi)
SubphylumPUCCINIOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sphacelotheca hydropiperis (a microbotryan smut)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Mordue, J.E.M. 1991 Sphacelotheca hydropiperis I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1095.

Sphacelotheca hydropiperis (a microbotryan smut) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sphacelotheca hydropiperis (a microbotryan smut):

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