''Chrysomyxa'' 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 fungi 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, widespread in the
Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...
, contains about 23 species.
[ Rust fungi in the genus ''Chrysomyxa'' occur in ]boreal forest
Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, ...
s of the northern hemisphere on Pinaceae, (mostly ''Picea
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 ...
''), and most species alternate to angiosperm
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
hosts in the Ericaceae.[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. Can. J. Bot. 79:957–982.]
Species
*''Chrysomyxa abietis
''Chrysomyxa abietis'', or spruce needle rust, is a species of rust fungi in the Coleosporiaceae family that is native to eastern Europe (including Siberia) and northern Asia. It was introduced to Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
De ...
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*''Chrysomyxa arctostaphyli
Spruce broom rust or yellow witches' broom rust is a fungal plant disease caused by the basidiomycete fungus known as ''Chrysomyxa arctostaphyli''. It occurs exclusively in North America, with the most concentrated outbreaks occurring in northern ...
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*''Chrysomyxa cassandrae
''Chrysomyxa cassandrae'' is a fungus that occurs throughout the North Temperate Zone wherever ''Chamaedaphne calyculata
''Chamaedaphne calyculata'', known commonly as leatherleaf or cassandra, is a perennial dwarf shrub in the plant family Er ...
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*''Chrysomyxa chiogenis
''Chrysomyxa'' is a genus of rust fungi in the family Coleosporiaceae. The genus, widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, contains about 23 species. Rust fungi in the genus ''Chrysomyxa'' occur in boreal forests of the northern hemisphere on Pinac ...
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*''Chrysomyxa diebuensis
''Chrysomyxa'' is a genus of rust fungi in the family Coleosporiaceae. The genus, widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, contains about 23 species. Rust fungi in the genus ''Chrysomyxa'' occur in boreal forests of the northern hemisphere on Pinac ...
''Chrysomyxa empetri
''Chrysomyxa'' is a genus of rust fungi in the family Coleosporiaceae. The genus, widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, contains about 23 species. Rust fungi in the genus ''Chrysomyxa'' occur in boreal forests of the northern hemisphere on Pinac ...
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*''Chrysomyxa expansa
''Chrysomyxa'' is a genus of rust fungi in the family Coleosporiaceae. The genus, widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, contains about 23 species. Rust fungi in the genus ''Chrysomyxa'' occur in boreal forests of the northern hemisphere on Pinac ...
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*''Chrysomyxa himalensis
''Chrysomyxa himalensis'', (also called spruce needle rust) is a species of rust fungi in the Coleosporiaceae family that can be found on ''Rhododendron'' and ''Picea'' species in the Himalayan region of southern Asia and was introduced in the Un ...
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*''Chrysomyxa ledi
''Chrysomyxa ledi'' is a fungus. It occurs in Eurasia throughout the range of its broad-leaved hosts. The aecial stage is found on native and exotic spruces in Europe, including white
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having ...
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*''Chrysomyxa ledicola
''Chrysomyxa ledicola'' is a plant pathogen responsible for the disease large-spored spruce-Labrador tea rust. It affects white spruce, black spruce, Sitka spruce, Engelmann spruce, and Labrador-tea. It is also the cause of the orange goo that ...
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*''Chrysomyxa nagodhii
''Chrysomyxa nagodhii'' is a species of rust fungus in the family Coleosporiaceae. It was described as new to science by Canadian mycologist Patricia E. Crane in 2001. It probably occurs throughout the range of '' Ledum decumbens'' (dwarf Labrad ...
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*''Chrysomyxa neoglandulosi
''Chrysomyxa neoglandulosi'' is a fungus. It likely occurs wherever its telial host, ''Ledum glandulosum'' Nutt., is found. The only reported aecial host, Engelmann spruce
''Picea engelmannii'', with the common names Engelmann spruce, white sp ...
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*''Chrysomyxa piperiana
''Chrysomyxa piperiana'' is a plant pathogen.
External links
Index FungorumUSDA ARS Fungal Database
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
piperiana
Fungi described in 1925
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*''Chrysomyxa pirolata
The spruce cone rust, caused by the rust fungus ''Chrysomyxa pirolata'' Wint., affects spruces in 3 continents, including white spruce in Canada (Hiratsuka 1987).Hiratsuka, Y. 1987. Forest tree diseases of the prairie provinces. Gov’t Can., Can ...
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*''Chrysomyxa pyrolae
''Chrysomyxa pyrolae'', is a species of rust fungi in the family Coleosporiaceae that can be found in such US states such as Alabama, Colorado, Maine and Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United Sta ...
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*''Chrysomyxa reticulata
''Chrysomyxa reticulata'' has been found on '' Ledum decumbens'' and ''Ledum groenlandicum
''Rhododendron groenlandicum'' (bog Labrador tea, muskeg tea, swamp tea, or in northern Canada, Hudson's Bay tea; formerly ''Ledum groenlandicum'' or '' ...
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*''Chrysomyxa rhododendri
''Chrysomyxa ledi'' var. ''rhododendri'' is a plant pathogen responsible for the disease spruce needle rust.
It is present in European mountains, and especially in Switzerland in Grisons and Ticino between 1,000 and 2,000 metres.
The spores of ...
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*'' Chrysomyxa roanensis''
*''Chrysomyxa stilbae
''Chrysomyxa'' is a genus of rust fungi in the family Coleosporiaceae. The genus, widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, contains about 23 species. Rust fungi in the genus ''Chrysomyxa'' occur in boreal forests of the northern hemisphere on Pin ...
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*'' Chrysomyxa succinea''
*'' Chrysomyxa vaccinii''
*'' Chrysomyxa weirii''
*'' Chrysomyxa woroninii''
*'' Chrysomyxa zhuoniensis''
References
Taxa described in 1840
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