Venturia pyrina Aderh.
(Pear Scab - causative organism)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVenturia pyrina (Pear Scab - causative organism)
GenusVenturia (Bot.) (scabs)
FamilyVENTURIACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderVENTURIALES (an order of fungi)
SubclassPLEOSPOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Venturia pyrina (Pear Scab - causative organism) :
1: Venturia pyrina (Pear Scab - causative organism) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
5 Feb 1983 OSGR: SU18 51° 30’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Fusicladium state on styles of shrivelled Pyracantha fruit
Image 1: Fusicladium conidia - magnifiedImage 2: Fusicladium conidiophores - magnified

Venturia pyrina (Pear Scab - causative organism) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Venturia pyrina (Pear Scab - causative organism)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Venturia pyrina (Pear Scab - causative organism)
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