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Ribes (currants)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #macrophotos #webs
Species Ribes alpestre (a garden current)     2
Species Ribes alpinum L. (Mountain Currant)     5
Species Ribes fasciculatum (a currant)     1
Species Ribes laurifolium (a currant)     1
Species Ribes nigrum L. (Black Currant)   9 28
Species Ribes odoratum Wendl.f. (Buffalo Currant)     3
Aggregate Ribes rubrum agg.      
Species Ribes rubrum L. (Red Currant)   10 22
Species Ribes sanguineum Pursh (Flowering Currant)     13
Species Ribes spicatum Robson (Downy Currant)     1
Species Ribes uva-crispa L. (Gooseberry) 3   32
Hybrid Ribes x nigrolaria (a currant)     1

Suggested Literature

Ribes may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Ribes:

(live) live is parasitised by pycnium Melampsora ribesii-viminalis - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Melampsoraceae) Foreign Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
(live) live is parasitised by aecium Melampsora ribesii-viminalis - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Melampsoraceae) Foreign Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos (live) live is parasitised by aecium Puccinia caricina var. magnusii - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Foreign Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos (live) live is parasitised by pycnium Puccinia caricina var. magnusii - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Foreign Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
(live) live is parasitised by pycnium Puccinia caricina var. ribesii-pendulae - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Foreign Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
(live) live is parasitised by aecium Puccinia caricina var. ribesii-pendulae - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Foreign Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
(live) live is parasitised by pycnium Puccinia caricina var. ribis-nigri-lasiocarpae - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Foreign Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
(live) live is parasitised by aecium Puccinia caricina var. ribis-nigri-lasiocarpae - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Foreign Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos (pyrenomycete infection) pyrenomycete infection is associate of perithecium Nectria episphaeria - a pyrenomycete (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
bark bark is decayed by effuse colony of Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph Sporoschisma juvenile - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Sordariales: Chaetosphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
bark bark is decayed by effuse colony of Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph Sporoschisma juvenile - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Sordariales: Chaetosphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by sporodochium of Tubercularia anamorph Nectria cinnabarina - Coral Spot (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by stromatic, in clusters of up to 15 perithecium Nectria cinnabarina - Coral Spot (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by stromatic, grouped sporodochium of conidial anamorph Thyronectria berolinensis - a stromatic pyrenomycete Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by stroma Thyronectria berolinensis - a stromatic pyrenomycete Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by stromatic, grouped perithecium Thyronectria berolinensis - a stromatic pyrenomycete Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch (dead, corticate) dead, corticate branch is decayed by sessile, densely clustered, erumpent apothecium Mollisia caespiticia - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch (fallen, dead) fallen, dead branch is decayed by effuse colony of Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph Helminthosporium velutinum - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Pleosporales: Pleomassariaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch (fallen, dead) fallen, dead branch is decayed by colony of Gonytrichum dematiaceous anamorph Melanopsammella inaequalis - a pyrenomycete (Sordariales: Chaetosphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [especially when covered by leaf mould]
branch (fallen, dead) fallen, dead branch is decayed by perithecium Melanopsammella inaequalis - a pyrenomycete (Sordariales: Chaetosphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [especially when covered by leaf mould]
branch (fallen, dead) fallen, dead branch is decayed by subiculate perithecium Rosellinia thelena - a pyrenomycete (Xylariales: Xylariaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch (fallen, dead) fallen, dead branch is decayed by Geniculosporium dematiaceous anamorph Rosellinia thelena - a pyrenomycete (Xylariales: Xylariaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos branch (fungus infected, fallen) fungus infected, fallen branch is associate of subiculate perithecium Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma - a pyrenomycete (Trichosphaeriales: Helminthosphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch wood (dry, hard, decorticate) dry, hard, decorticate branch wood is decayed by superficial pycnidium of Aposphaeria coelomycetous anamorph Melanomma pulvis-pyrius - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Melanommataceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch wood (dry, hard, decorticate) dry, hard, decorticate branch wood is decayed by superficial, often in very large clusters pseudothecium Melanomma pulvis-pyrius - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Melanommataceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
bud (live) live bud is galled by Eriophyes ribis - Currant Big-bud Gall-mite (Tarsonemoidea: Eriophyidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 ["Currant Big-bud Gall"]
debris debris is decayed by subiculate perithecium Rosellinia thelena - a pyrenomycete (Xylariales: Xylariaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
debris debris is decayed by Geniculosporium dematiaceous anamorph Rosellinia thelena - a pyrenomycete (Xylariales: Xylariaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf leaf is galled by Cryptomyzus ribis - an aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Nematus leucotrochus - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Restricted Benson, R.B., 1958
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Nematus olfaciens - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) UK/Ireland Restricted Benson, R.B., 1958
rootstock rootstock is decayed by subepidermal acervulus of Truncatella coelomycetous anamorph Truncatella angustata - a coelomycete (Xylariales: Amphisphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (fallen, dead) fallen, dead twig is decayed by effuse colony of Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph Helminthosporium velutinum - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Pleosporales: Pleomassariaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
wood wood is decayed by effuse colony of Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph Sporoschisma juvenile - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Sordariales: Chaetosphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
wood wood is decayed by effuse colony of Sporoschisma dematiaceous anamorph Sporoschisma juvenile - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Sordariales: Chaetosphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
wood wood is decayed by subepidermal acervulus of Truncatella coelomycetous anamorph Truncatella angustata - a coelomycete (Xylariales: Amphisphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

Ribes may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

References

Benson, R.B., 1958 Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls

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