Septoria scabiosicola Desm.
(a leaf-spot fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Anamorphic Species	Septoria scabiosicola (a leaf-spot fungus)
Genus	Septoria (a form genus of coelomycetous leaf-spot fungi)
Family	MYCOSPHAERELLACEAE (a family of ascomycetes and lichens)
Order	CAPNODIALES (sooty moulds)
Subclass	DOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
Class	DOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Septoria scabiosicola is also a member of:
Coelomycetes - stem- and leaf-fungi (via Septoria)
Anamorphic fungi - mitosporic fungi (via Coelomycetes)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Anamorphic fungi)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Records of Septoria scabiosicola (a leaf-spot fungus) :
1: Septoria scabiosicola (a leaf-spot fungus)
21 Aug 2005	OSGR: NH90	57° 10’ N, 3° 40’ W	Vice County: East Inverness-shire (VC 96)	Scotland
infection spots on leaves of Devils-bit Scabious

Septoria scabiosicola (a leaf-spot fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

MYCOSPHAERELLACEAE
(a family of ascomycetes and lichens)

CAPNODIALES
(sooty moulds)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Coelomycetes
(stem- and leaf-fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Septoria scabiosicola (a leaf-spot fungus)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Septoria scabiosicola (a leaf-spot fungus)

A coelomycete that causes purple spots with white centres on living leaves of Devil’s Bit (Succisa pratensis) and Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis). It is very common.

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Septoria scabiosicola is also a member of:

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