BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Taphrina pruni Tul., 1866 (Pocket Plum - Causative Organism)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos #microphotos
Taphrina pruni Infection 28 May 2005 Berks England 2 4
Taphrina pruni Infection 10 June 1997 Berks England 2

Suggested Literature

Taphrina pruni may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCOTA
(spore-shooters)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Taphrina pruni is associated with:

infection Prunus - plums and cherries (Rosaceae) infection causes gall of live fruit Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 ["Pocket Plum"]
infection Prunus domestica - Wild Plum (Rosaceae) infection causes gall of live fruit Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 ["Pocket Plum"]
infection Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn, Sloe (Rosaceae) infection causes gall of live fruit Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 ["Pocket Plum"]
infection Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn, Sloe (Rosaceae) infection infects and damages live shoot Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 ["Pocket Plum"]

Associated with Taphrina pruni:

Taphrina pruni may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls