Allodus podophylli
| Allodus podophylli | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Pucciniales |
| Family: | Pucciniastraceae |
| Genus: | Allodus |
| Species: | A. podophylli |
| Binomial name | |
| Allodus podophylli Schwein. (1822) | |
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Allodus podophylli, the mayapple rust, is a plant pathogen. This fungal parasite forms tiny bright orange cups on the underside of leaves of mayapple.
While the name Puccinia podophylli is often used, in 2012 the name Allodus podophylli was resurrected based on DNA evidence.
References
- 1 2 Mayapple Rust Resurrection. Accessed : 2015-05-11
- ↑ Catherine, Andrew; Aime, Minnis (2012). "Taxonomy of mayapple rust: the genus Allodus resurrected" (PDF). Mycologia. 104 (4): 942–950. doi:10.3852/11-350. PMID 22495446.
External links
Media related to Allodus podophylli at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Allodus podophylli at Wikispecies- Mayapple Rust Resurrection
- Taxonomy of mayapple rust: the genus Allodus resurrected
