Phomopsis juniperivora G. Hahn
(Juniper Die-back, Phomopsis Twig Blight Of Juniper)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesPhomopsis juniperivora (Juniper Die-back, Phomopsis Twig Blight Of Juniper)
GenusPhomopsis (a form genus of coelomycetes)
FamilyDIAPORTHACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderDIAPORTHALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Phomopsis juniperivora (Juniper Die-back, Phomopsis Twig Blight Of Juniper) :
1: Phomopsis juniperivora (Juniper Die-back, Phomopsis Twig Blight Of Juniper) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
4 Apr 2010 OSGR: SU45 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
on dead Juniper needles
Image 1: Dead shoot with pycnidia - close-up - black backgroundImage 2: Pycnidia on dead needle - magnifiedImage 3: Pycnidia on dead needle - magnified (2)Image 4: Pycnidia on dead needle - magnified (3)Image 5: Pycnidia on dead stem and hysterothecium on dead needle - magnifiedImage 6: Pycnidia on dead stem - magnifiedImage 7: Pycnidia on dead stem - magnified (2)Image 8: Conidiophores - magnifiedImage 9: Conidiophores - highly magnifiedImage 10: Pycnidium squash: conidiophores - magnifiedImage 11: Pycnidium squash: conidiophores - magnified (2)Image 12: Pycnidium squash: conidiophores - highly magnifiedImage 13: Pycnidium squash: conidiophores - highly magnified (2)Image 14: Pycnidium squash: conidiophores - highly magnified (3)Image 15: Pycnidium squash: conidiophores - highly magnified (4)Image 16: Pycnidium squash: pycnidial wall and conidiophores - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Forest Research 2006 Path News Issue 13: October 2006
Forest Research 2002 Path News Issue 2: September 2002

Phomopsis juniperivora (Juniper Die-back, Phomopsis Twig Blight Of Juniper) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phomopsis juniperivora (Juniper Die-back, Phomopsis Twig Blight Of Juniper)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phomopsis juniperivora (Juniper Die-back, Phomopsis Twig Blight Of Juniper)
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