Sydowia polyspora (Bref. & Tavel) E. Müll.
(Fir Needle Scorch - causative organism)

Interactions where Sydowia polyspora 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
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent) erumpent pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph is associated with larval damage Thecodiplosis brachyntera Pine Gall-midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/Sydowia polysporafir needle scorch (causative organism)erumpentpycnidiumSclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Thecodiplosis brachyntera/Thecodiplosis brachynterapine gall-midgelarval damage
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent) erumpent pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph secondarily infects gall-midge infected leaf Juniperus junipers Pinales: Cupressaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/Sydowia polysporafir needle scorch (causative organism)erumpentpycnidiumSclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / secondary infection /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus/Juniperusjunipersgall-midge infectedleaf
(hypophyllous) hypophyllous perithecium infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young) Abies alba European Silver-fir Pinales: Pinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/Sydowia polysporafir needle scorch (causative organism)hypophyllousperithecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies alba/Abies albaeuropean silver-firred-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attachedleaf (young)
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (hypophyllous) hypophyllous pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young) Abies alba European Silver-fir Pinales: Pinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/Sydowia polysporafir needle scorch (causative organism)hypophyllouspycnidiumSclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies alba/Abies albaeuropean silver-firred-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attachedleaf (young)
(hypophyllous) hypophyllous perithecium infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young) Abies cephalonica Greek Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/Sydowia polysporafir needle scorch (causative organism)hypophyllousperithecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies cephalonica/Abies cephalonicaGreek firred-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attachedleaf (young)
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (hypophyllous) hypophyllous pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young) Abies cephalonica Greek Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/Sydowia polysporafir needle scorch (causative organism)hypophyllouspycnidiumSclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies cephalonica/Abies cephalonicaGreek firred-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attachedleaf (young)
(hypophyllous) hypophyllous perithecium infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young) Abies pindrow Pindrow Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/Sydowia polysporafir needle scorch (causative organism)hypophyllousperithecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies pindrow/Abies pindrowpindrow firred-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attachedleaf (young)
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (hypophyllous) hypophyllous pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young) Abies pindrow Pindrow Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/Sydowia polysporafir needle scorch (causative organism)hypophyllouspycnidiumSclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies pindrow/Abies pindrowpindrow firred-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attachedleaf (young)
(hypophyllous) hypophyllous perithecium infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young) Abies pinsapo Spanish Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/Sydowia polysporafir needle scorch (causative organism)hypophyllousperithecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies pinsapo/Abies pinsapospanish firred-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attachedleaf (young)
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (hypophyllous) hypophyllous pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young) Abies pinsapo Spanish Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/Sydowia polysporafir needle scorch (causative organism)hypophyllouspycnidiumSclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies pinsapo/Abies pinsapospanish firred-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attachedleaf (young)
(hypophyllous) hypophyllous perithecium infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young) Abies procera Noble Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/Sydowia polysporafir needle scorch (causative organism)hypophyllousperithecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies procera/Abies proceranoble firred-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attachedleaf (young)
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (hypophyllous) hypophyllous pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young) Abies procera Noble Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/Sydowia polysporafir needle scorch (causative organism)hypophyllouspycnidiumSclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies procera/Abies proceranoble firred-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attachedleaf (young)
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent) erumpent pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph secondarily infects gall-midge infected needle Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/Sydowia polysporafir needle scorch (causative organism)erumpentpycnidiumSclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / secondary infection /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesgall-midge infectedneedle
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent) erumpent pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph secondarily infects gall-midge infected leaf Pinus nigra Austrian Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/Sydowia polysporafir needle scorch (causative organism)erumpentpycnidiumSclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / secondary infection /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra/Pinus nigraAustrian pinegall-midge infectedleaf
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent) erumpent pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph secondarily infects gall-midge infected leaf Pinus pinaster Maritime Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/Sydowia polysporafir needle scorch (causative organism)erumpentpycnidiumSclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / secondary infection /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus pinaster/Pinus pinastermaritime pinegall-midge infectedleaf
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent) erumpent pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph secondarily infects gall-midge infected needle Pinus radiata Monterey Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/Sydowia polysporafir needle scorch (causative organism)erumpentpycnidiumSclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / secondary infection /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus radiata/Pinus radiataMonterey pinegall-midge infectedneedle
Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph (erumpent) erumpent pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph secondarily infects gall-midge infected needle UK/Ireland Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/Sydowia polysporafir needle scorch (causative organism)erumpentpycnidiumSclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / secondary infectionUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pinegall-midge infectedneedle

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Sydowia polyspora (Fir Needle Scorch - causative organism) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sydowia polyspora (Fir Needle Scorch - causative organism) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSydowia polyspora (Fir Needle Scorch - causative organism)
FamilyDOTHIORACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderDOTHIDEALES (an order of ascomycetes)
SubclassDOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
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 Sydowia polyspora (Fir Needle Scorch - causative organism)

Sydowia polyspora (Fir Needle Scorch - causative organism) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sydowia polyspora (Fir Needle Scorch - causative organism):

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