Monilinia laxa (Aderh. & Ruhland) Honey
(a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism))

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMonilinia laxa (a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism))
GenusMonilinia (a genus of discomycete 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 Monilinia laxa (a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism) :
1: Monilinia laxa (a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism)
28 Aug 2006 OSGR: SP80 51° 40’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Bucks (VC 24) England
on plums on tree in garden . Photos: infection, close-up, conidia
Image 1: Infected fruitImage 2: Infection - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Infection - close-up - magnifiedImage 4: Infection - close-up - magnified (2)Image 5: Infection - close-up - magnified (3)Image 6: Infection - close-up - magnified (4)Image 7: Conidial chain - magnifiedImage 8: Conidial chains - microscope low magnificationImage 9: Conidia - magnifiedImage 10: Conidia - magnified (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Forest Research 2004 Path News Issue 8: July 2004
Forest Research 2003 Path News Issue 4: June 2003

Monilinia laxa (a brown rot of tree fruit (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 Monilinia laxa (a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 56 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Monilinia laxa (a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism)
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