Exobasidium myrtilli Siegm.
(Blaeberry Redleaf)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesExobasidium myrtilli (Blaeberry Redleaf)
GenusExobasidium (redleaf fungi)
FamilyEXOBASIDIACEAE (redleaf fungi)
OrderEXOBASIDIALES (an order of ustilaginomycetes)
SubclassEXOBASIDIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ustilaginomycetes)
ClassUSTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
SubphylumUSTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Exobasidium myrtilli (Blaeberry Redleaf) :
1: Exobasidium myrtilli (Blaeberry Redleaf)
30 May 1999 OSGR: SU66 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Bilberry shoots
Image 1: Infected bilberry leafImage 2: Infected bilberry leaf (2)Image 3: Infected shootImage 4: Infected shoot (2)Image 5: Infected shootsImage 6: Infected stemImage 7: Infection on bilberry leafImage 8: Infection on leaf - close-upImage 9: Infection on leaf - close-up (2)Image 10: Infection on stem - close-upImage 11: ConidiaImage 12: Spores and conidia

Exobasidium myrtilli (Blaeberry Redleaf) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Exobasidium myrtilli (Blaeberry Redleaf)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Exobasidium myrtilli (Blaeberry Redleaf)

A parasitic basidiomycete that enlarges (or shrinks) the leaves of Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and curls the margins, often turning them red.

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