Chrysomyxa cassandrae

Chrysomyxa cassandrae
Scientific classification Edit this 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 of this species include the white spruce.

References

  1. ↑ 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". Canadian Journal of Botany. 79 (8): 957–982. doi:10.1139/b01-071.