Cuscuta europaea

TaxID: 41803

Basic Information

Scientific Name *

Cuscuta europaea

Common Name

European dodder, Greater Dodder, greater dodder

Introduction

Cuscuta europaea, the greater dodder or European dodder, is a parasitic plant native to Europe, which belongs to the family Convolvulaceae, but was formerly classified in the family Cuscutaceae. It grows on Asteraceae, Cannabaceae, Amaranthaceae, Fabaceae, Urticaceae and other herbaceous plants, including garden plants such as Coleus and Impatiens, and more occasionally on Humulus. It is a notable parasite of lucerne (Medicago sativa). In many regions, including the Nepal Eastern Himalayas, this species are used as traditional medicine to treat hepatic diseases.

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Taxonomic Information

Domain/Kingdom

Eukaryota

Phylum

Streptophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Family

Convolvulaceae

Genus

Cuscuta

Species

europaea

Subspecies

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (4 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country	Status	Year Added
Brazil	A1 list	2018
Ecuador	Quarantine pests	—
Moldova	Quarantine pest	2017
Mexico	Quarantine pests	—

Distribution (51 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

51

Present

0

Absent

0

Unknown/Other

Country	Status	State
Albania	Present	—
Andorra	Present	—
Armenia	Present	—
Australia	Present	—
Austria	Present	—
Azerbaijan	Present	—
Belgium	Present	—
Bulgaria	Present	—
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Present	—
Belarus	Present	—

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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession	Assembly Level	Genome Size(Mb)	Contig N50(Kb)	Scaffold N50(Kb)	BUSCO%	Downloads	Actions
GCA_945859875.1	Contig	975	17907	17907	-	FASTA GFF3
Assembly Name Cuscuta europea

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID	Tissue	Developmental Stage	Sex	Read Count	Location	Actions
ERR9250871	-	-	-	305342126	-	Download NCBI
BioProject PRJEB51495 Experiment ID ERX8793357 Study ID ERP136124 Category weed Title Illumina NovaSeq 6000 paired end sequencing Sample Attributes {'external id': 'SAMEA13321351', 'sample name': 'CEURO-T1', 'tissue_type': 'shoot tips', 'insdc status': 'public', 'submitter id': 'CEURO-T1', 'ena-last-update': '2022-11-15', 'ena-first-public': '2022-11-15', 'insdc center name': 'biology centre, czech academy of sciences', 'insdc last update': '2022-11-15T00:19:38Z', 'insdc center alias': 'Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences', 'insdc first public': '2022-11-15T00:19:38Z'}
ERR9250872	-	-	-	250115428	-	Download NCBI
BioProject PRJEB51495 Experiment ID ERX8793358 Study ID ERP136124 Category weed Title Illumina NovaSeq 6000 paired end sequencing Sample Attributes {'external id': 'SAMEA13321352', 'sample name': 'CEURO-T2', 'tissue_type': 'shoot tips', 'insdc status': 'public', 'submitter id': 'CEURO-T2', 'ena-last-update': '2022-11-15', 'ena-first-public': '2022-11-15', 'insdc center name': 'biology centre, czech academy of sciences', 'insdc last update': '2022-11-15T00:19:38Z', 'insdc center alias': 'Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences', 'insdc first public': '2022-11-15T00:19:38Z'}
ERR9250873	-	-	-	267750478	-	Download NCBI
BioProject PRJEB51495 Experiment ID ERX8793359 Study ID ERP136124 Category weed Title Illumina NovaSeq 6000 paired end sequencing Sample Attributes {'external id': 'SAMEA13321353', 'sample name': 'CEURO-T3', 'tissue_type': 'shoot tips', 'insdc status': 'public', 'submitter id': 'CEURO-T3', 'ena-last-update': '2022-11-15', 'ena-first-public': '2022-11-15', 'insdc center name': 'biology centre, czech academy of sciences', 'insdc last update': '2022-11-15T00:19:38Z', 'insdc center alias': 'Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences', 'insdc first public': '2022-11-15T00:19:38Z'}

DNA Barcodes (18 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID	BIN	Marker	Length	Country	Date	Lat/Lon	Sequence
PNOR1416-18	-	rbcLa	1449	Denmark	1970-08-06	56.001186, 9.378671	atgagttgtagggagggacttatgtcaccacaaacagagactaaagcaagtgttggattcaaagctggtgttaaagattataaattgacttattacactcctgaatatgaaaccaaagatactgatatcttagcagcatttcgagtaactcctcaacctggagttccccctgaagaagcaggggctgcggtagctgcggaatcttctactggtacctggacaactgtatggactgacgggcttacaagtcttgatcgctacaaaggtcgatgctaccacattgagcctgttgctggcgaagaaagtcaatttattgcttatgtagcgtaccccttagacctttttgaggaaggttctgtcactaacatgtttacttccattgtgggtaatgtatttgggttcaaggccctgcgcgctctacgtttggaagatttgcgaatccctcctgcttacactaaaactttccaaggcccacctcacggtatccaagttgagagagataaattgaacaagtacgggcgccccctattgggatgtactattaaacctaaattggggttatccgctaagaattatggtagagctgtttatgaatgtcttcgcggtggacttgattttaccaaagatgatgagaatgtgaattcccaaccctttatgcgttggagagaccgtttcttattttgtgccgaagctatttataaatcacaggctgaaacaggtgaaatcaaaggtcattatttgaatgctactgcaggtacatgtgaagaaatgatgaaaagggcagtctttgcgagagaattgggagttcctatcgtaatgcatgattacttaacaggagggttcactgcaaatacgaccctggctcattattgccgagacaatggtctacttcttcacattcatcgtgcaatgcatgcagttattgatagacagaagaatcatggtatacactttcgcgtgctagctaaagccttacggatgtctggtggagatcatattcacgctggtactgtagtaggtaaacttgaaggggaaagagaaatcactttaggatttgttgatttactacgtgatgattttattgaaaaagatagaagccgtggtatttatttcactcaagattgggtctctctaccgggagttctgcccgtggcttcagggggtattcatgtttggcatatgcctgctttgaccgagatctttggagatgattctgtactacaattcggtggaggaactttagggcatccttggggaaatgcacccggtgccgtagctaatcgagtagctctagaagcatgtgtacaagctcgtaatgaggggcgtgatcttgctcgtgaggggaatgaaattattcgtgaggcagctaaatggagtcccgaactagctgccgcttgtgaaatttggaaggagatcaaatttgaattcccggcaatggatactttgtaa
NLFLM1896-16	-	matK	843	Netherlands	2012-07-07	51.999, 5.086	AAATAATTCGGTATTGGGTCAAAGAGGCTTCTTCTTTACATTTATTACGCTTCTTTCTATATGAGTTTTACAATTTTCAAAATTTGAATACTCCCAATAGGTCCCATTACATTTTGACAAAAAGACCTGAGCGGCTTTTCTTCTTTTTATATAACTCTTATTTATATGAATATGAATCCGTTTTTGTCTTTCTCCGCAACCAGTCTCTTCATTTAAAAGCAATCAGTTTTCGAGCACTTTTGGAAAGGAATCTTTTCTATGGAAAAATCGAATGCCTTTTAGAAGTATTTAATGAGGATTTTTCTGCAAGTATCCGTTTGTTAAAGGCTCCGGATCTTTCAATGCATTATGGTAGGTATAGGGGAAAGTCAATTATGGCATCAAAAGAAACGTTTCTTTTGATATCAAAATGGAACTATTATATTGTAAAATTTTGGGAATCTTATTTTTCTCTTTGGTTCCATACTGGAAGAATAAATAGAAATCAATTATCCATCCATTCTTTTTCATTTATGGATTATCTTTCAAGTATTGTAGTAATCCCTTCAATAATACGAAGTCAAATGTTAAAGAATTCATTTTTAATAAAAAATGCTATTCATCAATTTGATACTGTTGTTCCAATTATTCCTATCCTTAGATCCCTAGCTAAAGCTAAATTTTGTAATGTACTTGGGAATCCCATTAGTAAACCGGGTTGGACCGACTTCTCAGATTCTGAGATTATTAAAAGGTTTGGGCGGATATGTCGAAATTTTATTCATTATTATAGTGGTTCTTCCAAAAAAACCAGTTTGTATCAAATAAAGTATATACTTAGGCTTTCTTGTGCTCGAACTCTAG
NLFLM1774-16	-	matK	823	Netherlands	2012-06-29	51.859, 5.884	AAATAATTCGGTATTGGGTCAAAGAGGCTTCTTCTTTACATTTATTACGCTTCTTTCTATATGAGTTTTACAATTTTCAAAATTTGAATACTCCCAATAGGTCCCATTACATTTTGACAAAAAGACCTGAGCGGCTTTTCTTCTTTTTATATAACTCTTATTTATATGAATATGAATCCGTTTTTGTCTTTCTCCGCAACCAGTCTCTTCATTTAAAAGCAATCAGTTTTCGAGCACTTTTGGAAAGGAATCTTTTCTATGGAAAAATCGAATGCCTTTTAGAAGTATTTAATGAGGATTTTTCTGCAAGTATCCGTTTGTTAAAGGCTCCGGATCTTTCAATGCATTATGGTAGGTATAGGGGAAAGTCAATTATGGCATCAAAAGAAACGTTTCTTTTGATATCAAAATGGAACTATTATATTGTAAAATTTTGGGAATCTTATTTTTCTCTTTGGTTCCATACTGGAAGAATAAATAGAAATCAATTATCCATCCATTCTTTTTCATTTATGGATTATCTTTCAAGTATTGTAGTAATCCCTTCAATAATACGAAGTCAAATGTTAAAGAATTCATTTTTAATAAAAAATGCTATTCATCAATTTGATACTGTTGTTCCAATTATTCCTATCCTTAGATCCCTAGCTAAAGCTAAATTTTGTAATGTACTTGGGAATCCCATTAGTAAACCGGGTTGGACCGACTTCTCAGATTCTGAGATTATTAAAAGGTTTGGGCGGATATGTCGAAATTTTATTCATTATTATAGTGGTTCTTCCAAAAAAACCAGTTTGTATCAAATAAAGTATATACTTAGGCT
NLFLM034-12	-	matK	843	Netherlands	2011-07-12	52.387, 6.967	AAATAATTCGGTATTGGGTCAAAGAGGCTTCTTCTTTACATTTATTACGCTTCTTTCTATATGAGTTTTACAATTTTCAAAATTTGAATACTCCCAATAGGTCCCATTACATTTTGACAAAAAGACCTGAGCGGCTTTTCTTCTTTTTATATAACTCTTATTTATATGAATATGAATCCGTTTTTGTCTTTCTCCGCAACCAGTCTCTTCATTTAAAAGCAATCAGTTTTCGAGCACTTTTGGAAAGGAATCTTTTCTATGGAAAAATCGAATGCCTTTTAGAAGTATTTAATGAGGATTTTTCTGCAAGTATCCGTTTGTTAAAGGCTCCGGATCTTTCAATGCATTATGGTAGGTATAGGGGAAAGTCAATTATGGCATCAAAAGAAACGTTTCTTTTGATATCAAAATGGAACTATTATATTGTAAAATTTTGGGAATCTTATTTTTCTCTTTGGTTCCATACTGGAAGAATAAATAGAAATCAATTATCCATCCATTCTTTTTCATTTATGGATTATCTTTCAAGTATTGTAGTAATCCCTTCAATAATACGAAGTCAAATGTTAAAGAATTCATTTTTAATAAAAAATGCTATTCATCAATTTGATACTGTTGTTCCAATTATTCCTATCCTTAGATCCCTAGCTAAAGCTAAATTTTGTAATGTACTTGGGAATCCCATTAGTAAACCGGGTTGGACCGACTTCTCAGATTCTGAGATTATTAAAAGGTTTGGGCGGATATGTCGAAATTTTATTCATTATTATAGTGGTTCTTCCAAAAAAACCAGTTTGTATCAAATAAAGTATATACTTAGGCTTTCTTGTGCTCGAACTCTAG
ITSAF3991-14	-	ITS2	204	Germany	-	51.083046, 10.426171	GACGTGTCGCTCCCTTCTAGATTTGGGGAGGAGCGGATCATGTCCTCCCGTGCCTATTGTATGGTGCGGTGGGACCAAATGCTTGATACTGTTGATGGACGTTCTGGCGATTGGTGGTTGTGCCTAGAGTGCAAACGTCGTTCCACGTTCAATCGTTTGCGGATATCAGACCCTTTCGAGTCAAAGTGATTTGGCTTACGAAGT
ITSAF3990-14	-	ITS2	204	Spain	-	40.36501, -3.6516252	GACGTGTCGCTCCCTTCTAGATTTGGGGAGGAGCGGATCATGTCCTCCCGTGCCTATTGTATGGTGCGGTGGGACCAAATGCTTGATACTGTTGATGGACGTTCTGGCGATTGGTGGTTGTGCCTAGAGTGCAAACGTCGTTCCACGTTCAATCGTTTGCGGATATCAGACCCTTTCGAGTCAAAGTGATTTGGCTTACGAAGT
ITSAF3989-14	-	ITS2	204	India	-	23.5863, 81.173004	GACGTGTCGCTCCCTTCTAGATTTGGGGAGGAGCGGATCATGTCCTCCCGTGCCTATTGTATGGTGCGGTGGGACCAAATGCTTGATACTGTTGATGGACGTTCTGGCGATTGGTGGTTGTGCCTAGAGTGCAAACGTCGTTCCACGTTCAATCGTTTGCGGATATCAGACCCTTTCGAGTCAAAGTGATTTGGCTTACGAAGT
GBVK3457-11	-	rbcL	1399	-	-	-	ATGTCACCACAAACAGAGACTAAAACAAGTGTTGGATTCAAAGCTGGTGTTAAAGACTACAAATTGACTTATTATACTCCTCATTACGAAACCAAAGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTTCGAGTCACTCCTCAGCCTGGAGTTCCCCCTGAAGAAGCGGGGGCCGCGGTAGCTGCGGAATCTTCTACTGGAACATGGACAACCGTGTGGACCGATGGACTTACCAGCCTTGATCGGTACAAGGGCCGATGCTATCGCATTGAGCGTGTATTTGGAGAAAAAGATCAATATATTGCTTATGTAGCTTACCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAAGGTTCTGTTACGAACATGTTTACTTCGATTGTAGGTAATGTATTTGGTTTTAAAGCACTCCGCGCTTTACGTCTCGAAGATCTTCGAATACCTCCAGCTTATACTAAAACTTTTCAAGGTCCGCCTCACGGCATCCAAGTTGAGAGAGATAAATTGAACAAGTATGGGCGTCCTCTCCTGGGATGTACTATTAAACCCAAATTGGGGTTATCCGCTAAAAACTACGGTCGAGCGGTTTATGAATGTCTTCGTGGTGGACTTGATTTTACCAAAGATGATGAGAATGTAAACTCACAACCCTTTATGCGTTGGAGAGACCGTTTCTTATTTTGTGCCGAAGCAATTTATAAATCCCAGGCTGAGACAGGTGAAATAAAAGGACATTACTTGAATGCTACTGCAGGTACATGTGAAGAAATGCTAAAAAGAGCTTTCTTTGCTAAAGAATTGGGAGTTCCTATTATAATGCATGACTACTTAACAGGGGGATTCACTGCAAATACTTCTTTGGCTCATTATTGCCGTGATAATGGTCTCCTTCTTCACATCCACCGTGCAATGCATGCAGTTATTGATAGACAAAAAACTCATGGTATACACTTCCGCGTACTAGCGAAAGCGTTACGGCTATCCGGTGGAGATCATATTCACGCGGGTACTGTAGTAGGTAAACTAGAAGGGGAAAGAGAGATGACTTTGGGCTTTGTTGACTTATTACGCGATGATTTTGTTGAACAAGACCGAAGTCGTGGTATTTATTTCACTCAAGATTGGGTTTCTTTACCCGGTGTTATGCCTGTGGCTTCTGGGGGTATTCACGTTTGGCATATGCCTGCTCTAACCGAGATATTTGGGGATGATTCCGTACTACAGTTTGGGGGAGGAACTTTAGGTCACCCTTGGGGTAATGCGCCTGGTGCCGTAGCGAATCGAGTCGCTCTCGAAGCATGTGTACAAGCTCGTAACGAAGGACATGATCTTGCTCAGGAAGGCAATGAAATTCTTCGACAGGCTAGTAAATGGAGCCCTGAACTAGCTGCTGCTTGTGAGGTATGGAAGGAGAGTGGTT
GBVK3456-11	-	rbcL	1362	-	-	-	GTTGGATTCAAAGCTGGTGTTAAAGACTAC------------AAATTGACTTATTATACT---CCTCATTACGAAACCAAAGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTTCGAGTCACTCCTCAGCCTGGAGTTCCCCCTGAAGAAGCGGGGGCCGCGGTAGCTGCGGAATCTTCT---ACTGGAACATGGACA---ACCGTGTGGACCGATGGA---CTTACCAGCCTTGATCGGTACAAGGGCCGATGCTATCGCATTGAGCGTGTATTTGGAGAAAAA---GATCAATATATTGCTTATGTAGCTTACCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAA---GGTTCTGTT---ACGAACATGTTTACT---TCGATTGTAGGTAATGTATTT---GGTTTTAAAGCACTCCGC---GCTTTACGTCTC---GAAGATCTTCGA---ATACCTCCAGCTTATACTAAAACT---TTTCAAGGTCCG---CCTCACGGCATC---CAAGTTGAGAGAGAT---------AAA------TTGAAC---------------AAG---TAT---GGGCGTCCTCTCCTGGGATGTACTATT---AAACCCAAA---TTGGGGTTA---TCC---GCTAAAAACTACGGT---CGAGCG---GTTTATGAATGTCTTCGTGGTGGACTTGATTTTACCAAAGAT------------------------GAT---------------------GAGAATGTAAACTCACAACCCTTTATGCGTTGGAGAGACCGTTTC---TTA---TTT------------------------------------------------------------TGTGCCGAAGCA---ATTTATAAATCCCAGGCTGAG---ACAGGT---GAAATAAAAGGACATTACTTGAATGCTACTGCAGGTACA---TGTGAAGAAATGCTAAAAAGAGCTTTCTTT---GCT---AAAGAATTG------GGAGTTCCTATTATAATGCATGACTACTTAACA------GGGGGATTCACT------------GCAAATACTTCTTTGGCTCATTATTGCCGTGAT---AAT------GGTCTCCTTCTT---CACATC---CACCGTGCAATGCATGCAGTTATT------------GAT------AGACAAAAAACTCATGGTATACACTTCCGCGTACTAGCGAAAGCGTTA---CGGCTATCCGGTGGAGATCATATTCACGCGGGTACTGTAGTA---GGTAAACTAGAA------GGGGAAAGAGAGATGACTTTGGGCTTTGTTGACTTATTACGCGATGATTTTGTTGAACAAGAC---CGAAGTCGTGGTATTTATTTC------ACTCAAGATTGG---GTTTCTTTACCC---GGTGTT---ATGCCTGTGGCTTCTGGGGGTATTCACGTTTGG---------------CATATG------CCTGCTCTA---ACCGAGATATTTGGGGAT---GATTCCGTACTACAGTTTGGGGGAGGAACTTTAGGTCACCCTTGGGGTAATGCGCCTGGTGCCGTAGCGAATCGAGTCGCTCTCGAAGCATGTGTACAAGCTCGTAACGAAGGACATGATCTTGCT------CAG---GAA------GGCAATGAAATTCTTCGACAGGCTAGTAAATGGAGC------CCTGAACTAGCTGCT---GCTTGT------GAG---GTATGGAAGGAG------------------------------
GBVK3455-11	-	rbcL	1299	-	-	-	GTTGGATTCAAAGCGGGTGTTAAAGATTAC------------AAATTGACTTATTATACT---CCTCATTACGAAACCAAAGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTTCGAGTCACTCCTCAGCCTGGAGTTCCCCCTGAAGAAGCGGGGGCCGCGGTAGCTGCGGAATCTTCT---ACTGGAACATGGACA---ACCGTGTGGACCGATGGA---CTTACCAGCCTTGATCGGTACAAGGGCCGATGCTATCGCATTGAGCGTGTATTTGGAGAAAAA---GATCAATATATTGCTTATGTAGCTTACCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAA---GGTTCTGTT---ACGAACATGTTTACT---TCGATTGTAGGTAATGTATTT---GGTTTTAAAGCACTCCGC---GCTTTACGTCTC---GAAGATCTTCGA---ATACCTCCAGCTTATACTAAAACT---TTTCAAGGTCCG---CCTCACGGCATC---CAAGTTGAGAGAGAT---------AAA------TTGAAC---------------AAG---TAT---GGGCGTCCTCTCCTGGGATGTACTATT---AAACCCAAA---TTGGGGTTA---TCC---GCTAAAAACTACGGT---CGAGCG---GTTTATGAATGTCTTCGTGGTGGACTTGATTTTACCAAAGAT------------------------GAT---------------------GAGAATGTAAACTCACAACCCTTTATGCGTTGGAGAGACCGTTTC---TTA---TTT------------------------------------------------------------TGTGCCGAAGCA---ATTTATAAATCCCAGGCTGAG---ACAGGT---GAAATAAAAGGACATTACTTGAATGCTACTGCAGGTACA---TGCGAAGAAATGCTAAAAAGAGCTTTCTTT---GCT---AAAGAATTG------GGAGTTCCTATTATAATGCATGACTACTTAACA------GGGGGATTCACT------------GCAAATACTTCTTTGGCTCATTATTGCCGTGAT---AAT------GGTCTCCTTCTT---CACATC---CACCGTGCAATGCATGCAGTTATT------------GAT------AGACAAAAAACTCATGGTATACACTTCCGCGTACTAGCGAAAGCGTTA---CGGCTATCCGGTGGAGATCATATTCACGCGGGTACTGTAGTA---GGTAAACTAGAA------GGGGAAAGAGAGATGACTTTGGGCTTTGTTGACTTATTACGCGATGATTTTGTTGAACAAGAC---CGAAGTCGTGGTATTTATTTC------ACTCAAGATTGG---GTTTCTTTACCC---GGTGTT---ATGCCTGTGGCTTCTGGGGGTATTCACGTTTGG---------------CATATG------CCTGCTCTA---ACCGAGATATTTGGGGAT---GATTCCGTACTACAGTTTGGGGGAGGAACTTTAGGTCACCCTTGGGGTAATGCGCCTGGTGCCGTAGCGAATCGAGTCGCTCTCGAAGCATGTGTACAAGCTCGTAACGAAGGACATGATCTTGCT------CAG---GAA------GGCAATGAA---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Cuscuta europaea

Basic Information

Taxonomic Information

Photos (5 photos)

Morphological Features

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Quarantine Status (4 records)

Distribution (51 countries)

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

Genomes (1 records)

Transcriptomes (3 records)

DNA Barcodes (18 records)

Literature

State Information