Ramichloridium pini de Hoog & Rahman
(Ramichloridium Shoot Dieback - causative organism)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesRamichloridium pini (Ramichloridium Shoot Dieback - causative organism)
SpeciesPachyramichloridium pini (a fungus)
FamilyMYCOSPHAERELLACEAE (a family of ascomycetes and lichens)
OrderCAPNODIALES (sooty moulds)
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
Brown, A. & Macaskill, G. 2005 Shoot Diseases of Pine Forestry Commission Information Notes, 68, 6pp, Forestry Commission
de Hoog, G.S. & Rahman,M.A. & Boekhout, T. 1983 Ramichloridium, Veronaea and Stenella: generic delimitation, new combinations and two new species. TBMS Vol 81 (3): 485-490.
Forest Research 2010 Path News Issue 20: June 2010
Forest Research 2007 Path News Issue 15: October 2007

Ramichloridium pini (Ramichloridium Shoot Dieback - causative organism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ramichloridium pini (Ramichloridium Shoot Dieback - causative organism)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ramichloridium pini (Ramichloridium Shoot Dieback - causative organism)
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