Cercospora armoraciae Sacc.
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesCercospora armoraciae (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
Form genusCercospora (a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)
FamilyMYCOSPHAERELLACEAE (a family of ascomycetes and lichens)
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 Cercospora armoraciae (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) :
1: Cercospora armoraciae (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
14 Oct 2007 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Numerous, coalescing leaf spots devastating Horse-Radish leaves
Image 1: Infected leaf - in situImage 2: Infected leaf portion - in situImage 3: Infected leaf - top surface - close-upImage 4: Infected leaf - top surface - close-up (2)Image 5: Infected leaf - top surface - close-up (3)Image 6: Infected leaf - under surface - close-upImage 7: Infected leavesImage 8: Infected leaves - in situImage 9: Infected leaves - in situ (2)Image 10: Infected leaves - in situ (3)Image 11: Infected leaves - in situ (4)Image 12: Infected leaves - in situ (5)Image 13: Infected leaf - bottom half - top surfaceImage 14: Infected leaf - bottom half - under surfaceImage 15: Infected leaf - top half - top surfaceImage 16: Infected leaf - top half - under surfaceImage 17: Infected leaf - top surfaceImage 18: Infected leaf - under surfaceImage 19: Leaf spot - leaf top surface - highly enlargedImage 20: Leaf spot - on leaf top surface - magnifiedImage 21: Leaf spot - on leaf top surface - magnified (2)Image 22: Leaf spot - on leaf top surface - magnified (3)Image 23: Leaf spot - on leaf under surface - magnifiedImage 24: Leaf spot - on leaf under surface - magnified (2)Image 25: Leaf spots - fresh - on leaf top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 26: Leaf spots - leaf top surface - highly enlargedImage 27: Leaf spots - leaf top surface - highly enlarged (2)Image 28: Leaf spots - old - on leaf top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 29: Leaf spots - on leaf under surface - close-up - enlargedImage 30: Leaf spots - on leaf under surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 31: Conidia and conidiophores - magnifiedImage 32: Conidia and conidiophores - magnified (2)Image 33: Conidia - magnifiedImage 34: Conidia - magnified (2)Image 35: Conidia - magnified (3)Image 36: Conidiophores - magnifiedImage 37: Conidiophores - magnified (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Groenewald, J.Z. et al 2013 Species concepts in Cercospora: spotting the weeds among the roses Stud. Mycol. Vol 75: 115-170.

Cercospora armoraciae (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cercospora armoraciae (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cercospora armoraciae (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
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