Ramularia bistortae Fuckel
(an anamorphic fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesRamularia bistortae (an anamorphic fungus)
GenusRamularia (a genus of plant-pathogenic anamorphic hyphomycetes)
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)
Records of Ramularia bistortae (an anamorphic fungus) :
1: Ramularia bistortae (an anamorphic fungus)
8 Jul 2008 OSGR: SK28 53° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
Leaf spots on Bistort leaves
Image 1: Infected leaf - top surface - white backgroundImage 2: Infected leaf - top surface - white background (2)Image 3: Infected leaf - top surface - white background (3)Image 4: Infected leaf - under surface - white backgroundImage 5: Infected leaf - under surface - white background (2)Image 6: Infected leaf - under surface - white background (3)Image 7: Leaf spots - top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Leaf spots - top surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 9: Leaf spots - under surface - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Leaf spots - under surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 11: Leaf spots - under surface - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 12: Leaf spots - under surface - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 13: Leaf spot - top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 14: Leaf spot - top surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 15: Leaf spot - top surface - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 16: Leaf spot - top surface - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 17: Leaf spot - top surface - close-up - magnifiedImage 18: Leaf spot - top surface - close-up - magnified (2)Image 19: Leaf spot - top surface - close-up - magnified (3)Image 20: Leaf spot - under surface - close-up - enlargedImage 21: Leaf spot - under surface - close-up - magnifiedImage 22: Leaf spot - under surface - close-up - magnified (2)Image 23: Leaf spot - under surface - close-up - magnified (3)Image 24: Conidia - highly magnifiedImage 25: Conidia - highly magnified (2)Image 26: Conidia - highly magnified (3)Image 27: Conidiophore - highly magnifiedImage 28: Conidiophore - highly magnified (2)Image 29: Leaf cuticle with conidiophore fascicle emerging through stoma - magnifiedImage 30: Leaf cuticle with conidiophore fascicle emerging through stoma - magnified (2)Image 31: Leaf cuticle with conidiophore fascicle emerging through stoma - magnified (3)Image 32: Leaf cuticle with conidiophore fascicles emerging through stomata - microscope low magnification

Ramularia bistortae (an anamorphic fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ramularia bistortae (an anamorphic fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ramularia bistortae (an anamorphic fungus)
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