Mycosphaerella brassicicola (Duby) Lindau
(Brassica Ring Spot - causative organism)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMycosphaerella brassicicola (Brassica Ring Spot - causative organism)
GenusMycosphaerella (a genus of ascomycetes)
FamilyMYCOSPHAERELLACEAE (a family of ascomycetes and lichens)
OrderCAPNODIALES (sooty moulds)
SubclassDOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Mycosphaerella brassicicola (Brassica Ring Spot - causative organism) :
1: Mycosphaerella brassicicola (Brassica Ring Spot - causative organism)
7 Apr 2007 OSGR: SU10 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Leaf spots on fading and attached dead leaves of Broccoli
Image 1: Infected dead leaves - grey backgroundImage 2: Infected fading leaves - top views - grey backgroundImage 3: Infected fading leaves - under sides - grey backgroundImage 4: Infection spots - fading leaf - top surfaceImage 5: Infection spots - fading leaf - top surface - close-upImage 6: Infection spots - fading leaf - under surface - close-upImage 7: Infection spot - dead leaf - top surface - enlargedImage 8: Infection spot - dead leaf - top surface - enlarged (2)Image 9: Infection spot - dead leaf - top surface - enlarged (3)Image 10: Infection spot - dead leaf - top surface - highly enlargedImage 11: Infection spot - fading leaf - top surface - enlargedImage 12: Infection spot - fading leaf - top surface - enlarged (2)Image 13: Infection spot - fading leaf - top surface - enlarged (3)Image 14: Infection spot - fading leaf - under surface - enlargedImage 15: Pseudothecia on dead leaf - magnifiedImage 16: Pseudothecia on dead leaf - magnified (2)Image 17: Pseudothecia on dead leaf - magnified (3)Image 18: Pseudothecia on dead leaf - magnified (4)Image 19: Pseudothecia on dead leaf - magnified (5)Image 20: Pseudothecia on dead leaf - magnified (6)Image 21: Pycnidia on fading leaf - magnifiedImage 22: Pycnidia on fading leaf - magnified (2)Image 23: Ostiole - magnifiedImage 24: Pseudothecium squash showing asci with septate ascospores - magnifiedImage 25: Pycnidium contents (in squash prep) - highly magnified

Mycosphaerella brassicicola (Brassica Ring Spot - causative organism) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mycosphaerella brassicicola (Brassica Ring Spot - causative organism)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 10 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mycosphaerella brassicicola (Brassica Ring Spot - causative organism)
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