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Septoria scabiosicola Desm., 1853 (a leaf-spot fungus)

Notes (MWS) A coelomycete that causes purple spots with white centres on living leaves of Devil's Bit (Succisa pratensis) and Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis). It is very common.

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #microphotos
Septoria scabiosicola Imperfect stage 21 August 2005 East Inverness-shire Scotland 6 11

Suggested Literature

Septoria scabiosicola may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCOTA
(spore-shooters)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Septoria scabiosicola is associated with:

Photos Septoria coelomycetous anamorph, pycnidium Knautia arvensis - Field Scabious (Dipsacaceae) pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes purple spots with white centres]
Photos Septoria coelomycetous anamorph, pycnidium Succisa pratensis - Devil's-bit, Devil's-bit Scabious (Dipsacaceae) pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf Grove, W.B., 1935

Associated with Septoria scabiosicola:

Septoria scabiosicola may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Grove, W.B., 1935 British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales/ (hyaline conidia)

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