Cucurbita L.
(marrows, courgettes, pumpkins)

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

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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
epicarp (live) live epicarp is spotted by numerous, crowded, blackish-brown, erumpent then very prominent pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ascochyta cucumeris a coelomycete Pleosporales British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta cucumeris/Ascochyta cucumerisa coelomycetenumerous, crowded, blackish-brown, erumpent then very prominentpycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Cucurbitaceae/Cucurbita/Cucurbitamarrows, courgettes, pumpkinsliveepicarp numerous, crowded, blackish-brown, erumpent then very prominent pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live epicarp
fruit pericarp (senescent) Major senescent fruit pericarp may be infected and damaged by dark brown velvety colony of alternaria dematiaceous anamorph Alternaria peponicola Rind Rot Of Cucurbits - causative organism Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Alternaria peponicola, David, J.C., 1991
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria peponicola/Alternaria peponicolaRind rot of cucurbits - causative organismdark brown velvetycolonyalternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Cucurbitaceae/Cucurbita/Cucurbitamarrows, courgettes, pumpkinssenescentfruit pericarp dark brown velvety colony of alternaria dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages senescent fruit pericarp
fruit fruit may be infected and damaged by colony Erwinia carotovora Bacterial Soft Rot Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Cucurbitaceae/Cucurbita/Cucurbitamarrows, courgettes, pumpkinsfruit colony infects and damages fruit
leaf Minor leaf may be infected and damaged by alternaria dematiaceous anamorph Alternaria peponicola Rind Rot Of Cucurbits - causative organism Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Alternaria peponicola, David, J.C., 1991
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria peponicola/Alternaria peponicolaRind rot of cucurbits - causative organismalternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Cucurbitaceae/Cucurbita/Cucurbitamarrows, courgettes, pumpkinsleaf alternaria dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by numerous, crowded, blackish-brown, erumpent then very prominent pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ascochyta cucumeris a coelomycete Pleosporales British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta cucumeris/Ascochyta cucumerisa coelomycetenumerous, crowded, blackish-brown, erumpent then very prominentpycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Cucurbitaceae/Cucurbita/Cucurbitamarrows, courgettes, pumpkinsliveleaf numerous, crowded, blackish-brown, erumpent then very prominent pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
David, J.C., 1991Alternaria peponicolaI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1076.
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press

Cucurbita (marrows, courgettes, pumpkins) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Cucurbita maxima
Pumpkin
Species 1 trophisms
Cucurbita moschata
a marrow
Species 2 trophisms
Cucurbita pepo
Marrow
Species 12 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCucurbita (marrows, courgettes, pumpkins)
FamilyCUCURBITACEAE (cucurbits, cucumbers and melons)
OrderCUCURBITALES (cucurbits, cucumbers and melons)
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 Cucurbita (marrows, courgettes, pumpkins)

Cucurbita (marrows, courgettes, pumpkins) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cucurbita (marrows, courgettes, pumpkins):

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