Phoma hedericola (Durieu & Mont.) Boerema
(an ivy leaf spot (causative organism))

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesPhoma hedericola (an ivy leaf spot (causative organism))
SpeciesBoeremia hedericola (a fungus)
GenusBoeremia (a genus of fungi)
FamilyDIDYMELLACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderPLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
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 Phoma hedericola (an ivy leaf spot (causative organism) :
1: Phoma hedericola (an ivy leaf spot (causative organism)
2 May 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Leaf spot on Ivy leaf
Image 1: Leaf with infection spot - top surfaceImage 2: Leaf with infection spot - under surfaceImage 3: Infection spot - margin - top surface - magnifiedImage 4: Infection spot - top surface - enlargedImage 5: Infection spot - top surface - highly enlargedImage 6: Infection spot - under surface - enlargedImage 7: Pycnidia on top surface of leaf - magnifiedImage 8: Pycnidia on top surface of leaf - magnified (2)Image 9: Pycnidia - TS - microscope low magnificationImage 10: Pycnidium - TS - microscope low magnificationImage 11: Top wall of pycnidium - magnified

Phoma hedericola (an ivy leaf 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 Phoma hedericola (an ivy leaf spot (causative organism)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phoma hedericola (an ivy leaf spot (causative organism)
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