Exobasidium vaccinii (Fuckel) Woronin
(Cowberry Redleaf)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesExobasidium vaccinii (Cowberry 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 vaccinii (Cowberry Redleaf) :
1: Exobasidium vaccinii (Cowberry Redleaf)
1 Jul 2008 OSGR: SE89 54° 20’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
on galled Cowberry leaves
Image 1: Shoots with galls - white backgroundImage 2: Gall on leaf - top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Gall on leaf - top surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Gall on leaf - top surface - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 5: Gall on leaf - top surface - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 6: Gall on leaf - top surface - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 7: Gall on leaf - top surface - close-up - enlarged (6)Image 8: Gall on leaf - top surface - close-up - enlarged (7)Image 9: Gall on leaf - under surface - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Gall on leaf - under surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 11: Gall on leaf - under surface - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 12: Gall on leaf - under surface - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 13: Gall on leaf - under surface - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 14: Gall on leaf - under surface - close-up - enlarged (6)Image 15: Gall on leaf - under surface - close-up - enlarged (7)Image 16: Gall on leaf - under surface - close-up - enlarged (8)Image 17: Gall on leaf - under surface - close-up - enlarged (9)Image 18: Gall on leaf - under surface - close-up - enlarged (10)Image 19: Gall on leaf - under surface - close-up - enlarged (11)
2: Exobasidium vaccinii (Cowberry Redleaf)
25 Aug 2005 OSGR: NH91 57° 10’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: East Inverness-shire (VC 96) Scotland
mouldy specimen on Cowberry
Image 1: Mould on Exobasidium fruitbody - close-up - highly enlargedImage 2: Mould on Exobasidium fruitbody - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 3: Mould on Exobasidium fruitbody - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 4: Mouldy Exobasidium fruitbody - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Mouldy Exobasidium fruitbody - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 6: Mouldy Exobasidium fruitbody - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 7: Mouldy Exobasidium fruitbody - close-up - highly enlargedImage 8: Mouldy Exobasidium fruitbody - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 9: Mouldy Exobasidium fruitbody - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 10: top surface opposite Exobasidium fruitbody - close-up - highly enlarged
3: Exobasidium vaccinii (Cowberry Redleaf)
20 Aug 2005 OSGR: NH90 57° 10’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: East Inverness-shire (VC 96) Scotland
Infection on leaves of Cowberry
Image 1: Infected leaf - old - underside - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Infected leaf - side view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Infected leaf - top view - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Infected leaf - top view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 5: Infected leaf - underside - close-up - enlarged

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Exobasidium vaccinii (Cowberry Redleaf)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Exobasidium vaccinii (Cowberry Redleaf)

A parasitic basidiomycete that forms red, sunken leaf spots on Crowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea).

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