Gaeumannomyces graminis (Sacc.) Arx & D.L. Olivier
(Take-all Patch Disease, Ophiobolus Patch (Causative Agent))

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Gaeumannomyces graminis var avenae
an ascomycete
Variety 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGaeumannomyces graminis (Take-all Patch Disease, Ophiobolus Patch (Causative Agent))
GenusGaeumannomyces (a genus of ascomycetes)
FamilyMAGNAPORTHACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderMAGNAPORTHALES (an order of fungi)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Baldwin, N.A. 1990 Fungal Diseases of Sports Turf Mycologist Vol 4 (1): 16-19.
Willetts, H.J. 1961 A comparison between Ophiobolus graminis and Ophiobolus graminis var. avenae TBMS Vol 44 (4): 504-510.

Gaeumannomyces graminis (Take-all Patch Disease, Ophiobolus Patch (Causative Agent) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gaeumannomyces graminis (Take-all Patch Disease, Ophiobolus Patch (Causative Agent)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 29 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Gaeumannomyces graminis (Take-all Patch Disease, Ophiobolus Patch (Causative Agent)
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