Ramularia rubella (Bonord.) Nannf.
(an anamorphic fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesRamularia rubella (an anamorphic fungus)
GenusRamularia (a genus of plant-pathogenic anamorphic hyphomycetes)
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 Ramularia rubella (an anamorphic fungus) :
1: Ramularia rubella (an anamorphic fungus)
25 Sep 2007 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
leaf-spots on leaves of Broad-leaved Dock
Image 1: Heavily infected leaf - top surface - white backgroundImage 2: Heavily infected leaf - under surface - white backgroundImage 3: Infected leaf - in situ - close-upImage 4: Infected leaf - top surface - white backgroundImage 5: Infected leaf - top surface - white background (2)Image 6: Infected leaf - under surface - white backgroundImage 7: Infected leaf - under surface - white background (2)Image 8: Infected leaves - in situ - close-upImage 9: Infected senescent leaf - top surface - white backgroundImage 10: Infected senescent leaf - under surface - white backgroundImage 11: Plant with infected older leaves - in situImage 12: Leaf spot (large) - top surface - enlargedImage 13: Leaf spot (large) - under surface - enlargedImage 14: Leaf spot - leaf under surface - magnifiedImage 15: Leaf spots (small) - top surface - enlargedImage 16: Leaf spots (small) - under surface - enlargedImage 17: Conidia - magnifiedImage 18: Conidiophore - magnified
2: Ramularia rubella (an anamorphic fungus)
25 May 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
spots on leaves of Broad-leaved Dock
Image 1: Infected leaf - upper sideImage 2: Infected leaf - upper side - close-upImage 3: Infected leaf - upper side - close-up (2)Image 4: Infected leaf - under sideImage 5: Infected leaf - under side - close-upImage 6: Infected leaf - under side - close-up (2)Image 7: Infection - close-up - magnifiedImage 8: Infection - close-up - magnified (2)Image 9: Infection spot - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Conidia - magnifiedImage 11: Conidia - highly magnifiedImage 12: Conidiophores among leaf cells - magnifiedImage 13: Conidiophores and conidia - magnifiedImage 14: Conidiophores and conidia - magnified (2)Image 15: Conidiophores and conidia - magnified (3)Image 16: Conidium and conidium scar - highly magnifiedImage 17: Conidium scars on conidiophores - highly magnified

Ramularia rubella (an anamorphic fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ramularia rubella (an anamorphic fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 19 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ramularia rubella (an anamorphic fungus)

A very common hyphomycete which forms purple spots with pale centres on the living leaves of Rumex acetosa, Rumex conglomeratus, Rumex crispus and Rumex obtusifolius.

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