Taphrina populina Fr.
(Golden Leaf, Yellow Leaf Blister)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTaphrina populina (Golden Leaf, Yellow Leaf Blister)
GenusTaphrina (tongue fungi)
FamilyTAPHRINACEAE (tongue fungi)
OrderTAPHRINALES (an order of ascomycetes)
SubclassTAPHRINOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
ClassTAPHRINOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumTAPHRINOMYCOTINA (pneumocystid fungi)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Taphrina populina (Golden Leaf, Yellow Leaf Blister) :
1: Taphrina populina (Golden Leaf, Yellow Leaf Blister)
31 Aug 2007 OSGR: SK38 53° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
Galled poplar leaves
Image 1: Infected leaf - top surface - pale backgroundImage 2: Infected leaf - under surface - pale backgroundImage 3: Gall - top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Gall - under surface - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Gall - under surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 6: Gall - under surface - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 7: Pallisade of asci - magnifiedImage 8: Pallisade of asci - magnified (2)Image 9: Pallisade of asci - magnified (3)Image 10: Pallisade of asci - magnified (4)Image 11: Pallisade of asci - magnified (5)Image 12: Asci - magnifiedImage 13: Asci - magnified (2)Image 14: Asci - magnified (3)Image 15: Asci - highly magnifiedImage 16: Asci - highly magnified (2)Image 17: Asci - highly magnified (3)Image 18: Asci - highly magnified (4)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Robinson, K., Burnham, A., Kibby, G. & Ainsworth, M. 2011 Fungi associated with Poplars Field Mycology vol 12 (2): 56-67.

Taphrina populina (Golden Leaf, Yellow Leaf Blister) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Taphrina populina (Golden Leaf, Yellow Leaf Blister)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Taphrina populina (Golden Leaf, Yellow Leaf Blister)
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