Pileolaria (fungus)

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Pileolaria
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Pileolaria brevipes on poison ivy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Pileolariaceae
Genus: Pileolaria
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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]

References

  1. Pileolaria (fungus) in MycoBank.
  2. 2.0 2.1 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.