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Coleosporium is a genus of rust fungi belonging to the family Coleosporiaceae. This diverse genus encompasses approximately 100 distinct species.[1] The lifecycle of these fungi involves aecial stages, during which they parasitize various species of Pinus (pine trees), while their telial occur on a number of angiosperms (flowering plants).[2]
Selected species
- Coleosporium asterum – parasite of Solidago gigantea[3]
- Coleosporium carneum
- Coleosporium clematidis
- Coleosporium clerodendri
- Coleosporium delicatulum
- Coleosporium eupatorii
- Coleosporium helianthi
- Coleosporium ipomoeae
- Coleosporium leptodermidis
- Coleosporium ligulariae
- Coleosporium madiae
- Coleosporium pacificum
- Coleosporium perillae
- Coleosporium plectranthi
- Coleosporium plumeriae
- Coleosporium saussureae
- Coleosporium telekiae
- Coleosporium tussilaginis
- Coleosporium zanthoxyli
Range
Mostly the Northern Hemisphere.[2]
References
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ a b Helfer, Stephan (2013-10-10). "Coleosporium in Europe". Mycotaxon. 124 (1). Mycotaxon, Ltd.: 87–99. doi:10.5248/124.87. ISSN 0093-4666. CABD 20133387315[permanent dead link].
- ^ McTaggart, Alistair R.; Aime, M. Catherine (2018). "The species of Coleosporium (Pucciniales) on Solidago in North America". Fungal Biology. 122 (8). British Mycological Society (Elsevier): 800–809. doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2018.04.007. ISSN 1878-6146.
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