Leptosphaeria maculans Ces. & De Not.
(Brassica Canker, Black Leg and Dry Rot - causative organism, Brassica Blackleg Disease)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeptosphaeria maculans (Brassica Canker, Black Leg and Dry Rot - causative organism, Brassica Blackleg Disease)
GenusLeptosphaeria (a genus of ascomycetes)
FamilyLEPTOSPHAERIACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderPLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassDOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Punithalingam, E. & Holliday, P. 1972 Leptosphaeria maculans I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 331.

Leptosphaeria maculans (Brassica Canker, Black Leg and Dry Rot - causative organism, Brassica Blackleg Disease) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Leptosphaeria maculans (Brassica Canker, Black Leg and Dry Rot - causative organism, Brassica Blackleg Disease)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 25 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Leptosphaeria maculans (Brassica Canker, Black Leg and Dry Rot - causative organism, Brassica Blackleg Disease)
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