Botrytis cinerea Pers.
(Grey Mould)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesBotrytis cinerea (Grey Mould)
GenusBotrytis (a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)
FamilySCLEROTINIACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
OrderHELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Botrytis cinerea (Grey Mould) :
1: Botrytis cinerea (Grey Mould)
2 Jul 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Mould on rat dropping
Image 1: Dung with myceliumImage 2: Dung with mycelium (2)Image 3: Dung with mycelium (3)Image 4: Dung with mycelium (4)Image 5: Aerial hyphae - close-upImage 6: Aerial hyphae - close-up (2)Image 7: Aerial hyphae - close-up (3)Image 8: Aerial hyphae - close-up (4)Image 9: Aerial hyphae - close-up (5)Image 10: Aerial hyphae - close-up (6)Image 11: Aerial hyphae - close-up (7)Image 12: Aerial hyphae - close-up (8)Image 13: Basal and upper parts of aerial hyphaeImage 14: Basal part of hypha showing septaImage 15: Basal parts of hyphaeImage 16: Branching at tip of aerial hyphaImage 17: Branching at tip of aerial hypha (2)Image 18: Conidial mass on aerial hyphal branchesImage 19: Conidial mass on aerial hyphal branching

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. 2008 Grey mould (Botrytis cinerea) Plant Clinic News Mar 08: 1.
Weber, R.W.S. & Webster, J. 2003 Teaching techniques for mycology: 21. Sclerotinia, Botrytis and Monilia (Ascomycota, Leotiales, Sclerotiniaceae) Mycologist Vol 17 (3): 111-115.

Botrytis cinerea (Grey Mould) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Botrytis cinerea (Grey Mould)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 57 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Botrytis cinerea (Grey Mould)
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