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Helminthosporium solani Durieu & Mont., 1849 (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Suggested Literature

Helminthosporium solani may be covered by literature listed under:

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

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Helminthosporium solani is associated with:

Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph, colony Solanum tuberosum - Potato (Solanaceae) colony of Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph feeds on stem Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes "Silver Scurf" disease]
Photos Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph, colony Solanum dulcamara - Woody Nightshade, Bittersweet (Solanaceae) colony of Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph, colony Solanum tuberosum - Potato (Solanaceae) colony of Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on tuber Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes "Silver Scurf" disease where skin becomes discoloured brown or silvery in patches; most obvious when the tubers are washed.]

Associated with Helminthosporium solani:

Helminthosporium solani may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook

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