Physoderma asphodeli (F. Debray) Karling
(a chytridiomycete fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhysoderma asphodeli (a chytridiomycete fungus)
GenusPhysoderma (a genus of chytridiomycete fungi)
FamilyPHYSODERMATACEAE (a family of chytridiomycete fungi)
OrderBLASTOCLADIALES (an order of chytridiomycete fungi)
ClassCHYTRIDIOMYCETES (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
PhylumCHYTRIDIOMYCOTA (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Physoderma asphodeli (a chytridiomycete fungus) :
1: Physoderma asphodeli (a chytridiomycete fungus)
5 Sep 2005 OSGR: TQ17 51° 30’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
on uppersides of leaves of Kniphofia uvaria (L.) Oken ’Nobilis’ . Photos: Lesion, sporangia
Image 1: Leaf top surface - lesion - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Leaf top surface - lesion - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 3: Leaf top surface - lesion - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 4: Leaf top surface - lesion - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 5: Leaf top surface - lesion - close-up - highly enlargedImage 6: Leaf top surface - lesion - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 7: Leaf top surface - lesion - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 8: Leaf top surface - lesion - close-up - highly enlarged (4)Image 9: Sporangia - magnifiedImage 10: Sporangia - magnified (2)Image 11: Sporangia - magnified (3)Image 12: Sporangia - microscope low magnificationImage 13: Sporangia - microscope low magnification (2)

Physoderma asphodeli (a chytridiomycete fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Physoderma asphodeli (a chytridiomycete fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Physoderma asphodeli (a chytridiomycete fungus)

Ain introduced chytrid which forms brown spots on the leaves of Kniphofia and Narthecium

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