Monilinia fructigena Honey
(Apple Brown Rot - causative organism)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMonilinia fructigena (Apple Brown Rot - causative organism)
GenusMonilinia (a genus of discomycete fungi)
FamilySCLEROTINIACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
OrderHELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Monilinia fructigena (Apple Brown Rot - causative organism) :
1: Monilinia fructigena (Apple Brown Rot - causative organism)
3 Oct 2010 OSGR: SO46 52° 20’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Hereford (VC 36) England
Monilia state forming pustules on rotting apples
Image 1: Monilia pustules on rotting fruit - side view - white backgroundImage 2: Monilia pustules on rotting fruit - top view - white backgroundImage 3: Monilia pustules on rotting fruit - top view - white background (2)
2: Monilinia fructigena (Apple Brown Rot - causative organism) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
3 Oct 2010 OSGR: SO46 52° 20’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Hereford (VC 36) England
Monilia state forming pustules on rotting damsons
Image 1: Monilia pustules on rotting fruit - white backgroundImage 2: Monilia pustules on rotting fruit - white background (2)
3: Monilinia fructigena (Apple Brown Rot - causative organism)
21 Oct 2002 OSGR: SP40 51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Sporodochia on mummified Plum
Image 1: Sporodochia on mummified plum - close-upImage 2: Sporodochia on mummified plum - close-up (2)Image 3: Sporodochia - magnifiedImage 4: Sporodochia - magnified (2)Image 5: Sporodochia - magnified (3)Image 6: Sporodochia - magnified (4)Image 7: Sporodochia on mummified plum - enlargedImage 8: Sporodochia on mummified plum - enlarged (2)Image 9: Conidial chainsImage 10: Conidial chains (2)Image 11: Conidial chains (3)Image 12: Conidial chains (4)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Weber, R.W.S. & Webster, J. 2003 Teaching techniques for mycology: 21. Sclerotinia, Botrytis and Monilia (Ascomycota, Leotiales, Sclerotiniaceae) Mycologist Vol 17 (3): 111-115.

Monilinia fructigena (Apple Brown Rot - 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 Monilinia fructigena (Apple Brown Rot - causative organism)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 17 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Monilinia fructigena (Apple Brown Rot - causative organism)
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