Cladosporium variabile (Cooke) G.A. de Vries
(Spinach Leaf Spot - causative organism)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesCladosporium variabile (Spinach Leaf Spot - causative organism)
SpeciesDavidiella variabile (a fungus)
GenusDavidiella (a genus of fungi)
FamilyDAVIDIELLACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
David, J.C. 1995 Cladosporium variabile I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1229.

Cladosporium variabile (Spinach Leaf Spot - causative organism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cladosporium variabile (Spinach Leaf Spot - causative organism)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cladosporium variabile (Spinach Leaf Spot - causative organism)
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