Synchytrium succisae de Bary & Woronin
(Devil’s-bit Wart - causative organism)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSynchytrium succisae (Devil’s-bit Wart - causative organism)
GenusSynchytrium (wart chytrids)
FamilySYNCHYTRIACEAE (a family of chytrids)
OrderCHYTRIDIALES (chytrids)
ClassCHYTRIDIOMYCETES (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
PhylumCHYTRIDIOMYCOTA (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Synchytrium succisae (Devil’s-bit Wart - causative organism) :
1: Synchytrium succisae (Devil’s-bit Wart - causative organism)
9 Jul 2005 OSGR: SP51 51° 50’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
on Devil’s Bit Scabious
Image 1: Infected leaf - upperside - close-upImage 2: Infected leaf - upperside - close-up (2)Image 3: Infected leaf - underside - close-upImage 4: Infected leaf - underside - close-up (2)Image 5: Infected leaf - underside - close-up (3)Image 6: Infected leaves - uppersidesImage 7: Infected leaves - undersidesImage 8: Infection - fresh - highly enlargedImage 9: Infection - leaf underside - highly enlargedImage 10: Infection - leaf underside - highly enlarged (2)Image 11: Infection - leaf underside - highly enlarged (3)Image 12: Infection - leaf underside - highly enlarged (4)Image 13: Infection - magnifiedImage 14: Infection - magnified (2)Image 15: Infection - magnified (3)Image 16: Infection - magnified (4)Image 17: Infection - old - highly enlargedImage 18: Infection on leaf underside - enlargedImage 19: Infection on leaf underside - enlarged (2)Image 20: Infection on leaf underside - enlarged (3)Image 21: Infection on leaf underside - enlarged (4)Image 22: Infection on leaf underside - enlarged (5)Image 23: Infection on leaf underside - enlarged (6)Image 24: Resting spores - magnifiedImage 25: Resting spores - magnified (2)Image 26: Resting spores - magnified (3)Image 27: Resting spores - magnified (4)Image 28: Resting spores - microscope low magnificationImage 29: Resting spores - microscope low magnification (2)

Synchytrium succisae (Devil’s-bit Wart - causative organism) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Synchytrium succisae (Devil’s-bit Wart - causative organism)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Synchytrium succisae (Devil’s-bit Wart - causative organism)

Widespread but probably overlooked.

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