Exobasidium camelliae Shirai
(Camellia Gall)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesExobasidium camelliae (Camellia Gall)
GenusExobasidium (redleaf fungi)
FamilyEXOBASIDIACEAE (redleaf fungi)
OrderEXOBASIDIALES (an order of ustilaginomycetes)
SubclassEXOBASIDIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ustilaginomycetes)
ClassUSTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
SubphylumUSTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Exobasidium camelliae (Camellia Gall) :
1: Exobasidium camelliae (Camellia Gall)
11 Jun 2011 OSGR: SU46 Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
large gall on Camellia leaf
Image 1: Gall - cut in halfImage 2: Gall - removed from leaf

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M. 1946 New or interesting British fungi TBMS Vol 29 (3): 141-166.

Exobasidium camelliae (Camellia Gall) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Exobasidium camelliae (Camellia Gall)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Exobasidium camelliae (Camellia Gall)
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