Didymascella thujina (E.J. Durand) Maire
(Thuja Needle Scorch, Kethia Disease - causative organism)

Interactions where Didymascella thujina 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
apothecium (immersed, opening by little lids) immersed, opening by little lids apothecium is saprobic on dead, attached leaf Thuja occidentalis American Arbor-vitae, Northern White-cedar Pinales: Cupressaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hemiphacidiaceae/Didymascella thujina/Didymascella thujinaThuja needle scorch, Kethia disease (causative organism)immersed, opening by little lidsapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja occidentalis/Thuja occidentalisamerican arbor-vitae, northern white-cedardead, attachedleaf (6-8)
apothecium (immersed, opening by little lids) immersed, opening by little lids apothecium is saprobic on dead, attached leaf Thuja plicata Western Red-cedar Pinales: Cupressaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hemiphacidiaceae/Didymascella thujina/Didymascella thujinaThuja needle scorch, Kethia disease (causative organism)immersed, opening by little lidsapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja plicata/Thuja plicatawestern red-cedardead, attachedleaf (6-8)

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Didymascella thujina (Thuja Needle Scorch, Kethia Disease - causative organism) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Didymascella thujina (Thuja Needle Scorch, Kethia Disease - causative organism) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDidymascella thujina (Thuja Needle Scorch, Kethia Disease - causative organism)
GenusDidymascella (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilyHEMIPHACIDIACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
OrderHELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
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 Didymascella thujina (Thuja Needle Scorch, Kethia Disease - causative organism)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Forest Research 2014 Path News Issue 28: Spring 2014

Didymascella thujina (Thuja Needle Scorch, Kethia Disease - causative organism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Didymascella thujina (Thuja Needle Scorch, Kethia Disease - causative organism):

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