Gremmeniella abietina (Lagerb.) M. Morelet
(Pine Die-back - causative organism)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGremmeniella abietina (Pine Die-back - causative organism)
FamilyGODRONIACEAE (a family of fungi)
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Brown, A. & Macaskill, G. 2005 Shoot Diseases of Pine Forestry Commission Information Notes, 68, 6pp, Forestry Commission
Dennis, R.W.G. 1971 New or Interesting British Microfungi Kew Bulletin 25 (2): 335-374.
Punithalingam, E. & Gibson, I.A.S. 1973 Gremmeniella abietina I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 369.

Gremmeniella abietina (Pine Die-back - causative organism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gremmeniella abietina (Pine Die-back - causative organism)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 20 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Gremmeniella abietina (Pine Die-back - causative organism)
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