Colletotrichum circinans (Berk.) Voglino
(Onion Smudge - causative organism, Onion Smudge Fungus)

Interactions where Colletotrichum circinans is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph (concentric) concentric acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dry bulb scale (outer) UK/IrelandMajor Allium cepa Onion Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum circinans/Colletotrichum circinansonion smudge (causative organism), onion smudge fungusconcentricacervulusColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium cepa/Allium cepaoniondrybulb scale (outer)Major (8-9)
Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph (concentric) concentric acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dry bulb scale (outer) Allium oschaninii Shallot Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum circinans/Colletotrichum circinansonion smudge (causative organism), onion smudge fungusconcentricacervulusColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium oschaninii/Allium oschaniniishallotdrybulb scale (outer)
Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph (concentric) concentric acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dry bulb scale (outer) Allium porrum Leek Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum circinans/Colletotrichum circinansonion smudge (causative organism), onion smudge fungusconcentricacervulusColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleekdrybulb scale (outer)

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press

Colletotrichum circinans (Onion Smudge - causative organism, Onion Smudge Fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Colletotrichum circinans (Onion Smudge - causative organism, Onion Smudge Fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesColletotrichum circinans (Onion Smudge - causative organism, Onion Smudge Fungus)
GenusColletotrichum (a form genus of coelomycetes)
FamilyGLOMERELLACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
SubclassHYPOCREOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Colletotrichum circinans (Onion Smudge - causative organism, Onion Smudge Fungus)

Colletotrichum circinans (Onion Smudge - causative organism, Onion Smudge Fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Colletotrichum circinans (Onion Smudge - causative organism, Onion Smudge Fungus):

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