Pileolaria | |
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Pileolaria brevipes on poison ivy | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
Order: | Pucciniales |
Family: | Pileolariaceae |
Genus: | Pileolaria Castagne |
Pileolaria is a genus of autoecious rust fungi.[1] They are considered plant pathogens and preferentially infect members of the sumac family.[2]
Selected species
There are about 20 species in Pileolaria.[2]
- Pileolaria brevipes
- Pileolaria cotini-coggygyriae
- Pileolaria terebinthi
References
- ^ Pileolaria (fungus) in MycoBank.
- ^ a b Senchina, David S. (July 2008). "Fungal and animal associates of Toxicodendron spp. (Anacardiaceae) in North America". Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics. 10 (3): 197–216. doi:10.1016/j.ppees.2008.02.001.
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