Physoderma leproides (Trab.) Lagerh.
(Sugar Beet Crown Wart Disease - causative organism)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhysoderma leproides (Sugar Beet Crown Wart Disease - causative organism)
GenusPhysoderma (a genus of chytridiomycete fungi)
FamilyPHYSODERMATACEAE (a family of chytridiomycete fungi)
OrderBLASTOCLADIALES (an order of chytridiomycete fungi)
ClassCHYTRIDIOMYCETES (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
PhylumCHYTRIDIOMYCOTA (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Physoderma leproides (Sugar Beet Crown Wart Disease - causative organism) :
1: Physoderma leproides (Sugar Beet Crown Wart Disease - causative organism)
7 Apr 2017 OSGR: SY97 50° 40’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
galled leaf on Sea Beet
Image 1: Infected leaf - top surface - white backgroundImage 2: Infected leaf - under surface - white backgroundImage 3: Infected leaf - top surface - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Infected leaf - under surface - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 5: Sporangia - magnified - white backgroundImage 6: Sporangia - magnified - white background (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Gale, B. 2017 Personal Communication
Walker, C.J. 1976 Physoderma leproides I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 752.

Physoderma leproides (Sugar Beet Crown Wart Disease - 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 Physoderma leproides (Sugar Beet Crown Wart Disease - causative organism)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Physoderma leproides (Sugar Beet Crown Wart Disease - causative organism)
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