Capnodium salicinum Mont.
(Willow Sooty Mould)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCapnodium salicinum (Willow Sooty Mould)
GenusCapnodium (a genus of sooty moulds)
FamilyCAPNODIACEAE (a family of sooty moulds)
OrderCAPNODIALES (sooty moulds)
SubclassDOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Capnodium salicinum (Willow Sooty Mould) :
1: Capnodium salicinum (Willow Sooty Mould) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
25 Sep 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Fumagospora state: Black sooty coating on uppersides of leaves of Grey Sallow
Image 1: Leaf - top surfaceImage 2: Leaf - top surface - close-upImage 3: Leaf - top surface - magnifiedImage 4: ConidiaImage 5: Conidia (2)Image 6: Conidia (3)Image 7: Conidia (4)Image 8: Conidia (5)Image 9: Muriform conidia

Capnodium salicinum (Willow Sooty Mould) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Capnodium salicinum (Willow Sooty Mould)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Capnodium salicinum (Willow Sooty Mould)

An ascomycete, found as the imperfect stage which grows as a black mould on Salix leaves and twigs.

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