Synchytrium mercurialis Fuckel
(Dog’s Mercury Wart - causative organism)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSynchytrium mercurialis (Dog’s Mercury Wart - causative organism)
GenusSynchytrium (wart chytrids)
FamilySYNCHYTRIACEAE (a family of chytrids)
OrderCHYTRIDIALES (chytrids)
ClassCHYTRIDIOMYCETES (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
PhylumCHYTRIDIOMYCOTA (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Synchytrium mercurialis (Dog’s Mercury Wart - causative organism) :
1: Synchytrium mercurialis (Dog’s Mercury Wart - causative organism)
7 May 1976 OSGR: SD67 54° 10’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
on Dog’s Mercury
Image 1: Infection - highly enlarged

Synchytrium mercurialis (Dog’s Mercury Wart - causative organism) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Synchytrium mercurialis (Dog’s Mercury Wart - causative organism)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Synchytrium mercurialis (Dog’s Mercury Wart - causative organism)

Widespread in England, especially the north.

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