''Ceropsora'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
rust fungus
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 family
Coleosporiaceae
The Coleosporiaceae are a family of rust fungi in the order Pucciniales. The family contains 6 genera and 131 species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biod ...
. 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 ''Ceropsora piceae'', found growing on
spruce
A spruce is a tree of the genus ''Picea'' (), a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal (taiga) regions of the Earth. ''Picea'' is the sole genus in the subfami ...
in India.
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Pucciniales
Fungi of Asia
Taxa described in 1960
Monotypic Basidiomycota genera
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