''Ceraceopsora'' is a genus of
rust fungi
Rusts are plant diseases caused by pathogenic fungi of the order Pucciniales (previously known as Uredinales).
An estimated 168 rust genera and approximately 7,000 species, more than half of which belong to the genus ''Puccinia'', are currently a ...
in the
Chaconiaceae
The Chaconiaceae are a family (biology), family of rust (fungus), rust fungi in the order Pucciniales. The family contains 8 genera and 75 species. Most species have a tropical distribution. ''Maravalia cryptostegiae'' has been used with success ...
family.
[ The genus is ]monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
, containing the single species ''Ceraceopsora elaeagni'', found in Japan growing on ''Anemone flaccida
''Anemonastrum flaccidum'', the flaccid anemone or soft windflower, is a plant species in the family Ranunculaceae. It is a perennial growing to 0.1 m (0ft 4in).
Features
Depending on the region, it flowers between March and June. The flowers ar ...
'' and ''Elaeagnus umbellata
''Elaeagnus umbellata'' is known as Japanese silverberry, umbellata oleaster, autumn olive, autumn elaeagnus, or spreading oleaster. The species is indigenous to eastern Asia and ranges from the Himalayas eastwards to Japan. It is a hardy, aggres ...
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Pucciniales
Monotypic Basidiomycota genera
Fungi described in 1984
Fungi of Asia