Didymella applanata (Niessl) Sacc.
(Raspberry Spur Blight)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Didymella applanata (Raspberry Spur Blight)
Genus	Didymella (a genus of ascomycetes)
Family	DIDYMELLACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	PLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
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)

Didymella applanata is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Blake, C.M.	1980	Development of perithecla and pycnidia of Didymella applanata (causing spur blight) on raspberry canes.	TBMS Vol 74 (1).

Didymella applanata (Raspberry Spur Blight) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

PLEOSPORALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Didymella applanata (Raspberry Spur Blight)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Didymella applanata (Raspberry Spur Blight)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Didymella applanata is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)