Chrysomyxa cassandrae
| Chrysomyxa cassandrae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Pucciniales |
| Family: | Coleosporiaceae |
| Genus: | Chrysomyxa |
| Species: | C. cassandrae |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysomyxa cassandrae Tranzschel | |
Chrysomyxa cassandrae is a fungus that occurs throughout the North Temperate Zone wherever Chamaedaphne calyculata occurs, independent of host alternation. Aecial hosts include white spruce (Crane 2001).[1]
References
- ^ Crane, P.E. 2001. Morphology, taxonomy, and nomenclature of the Chrysomyxa ledi complex and related rust fungi on spruce and Ericaceae in North America and Europe. Can. J. Bot. 79:957–982.