Pileolaria (fungus)

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Pileolaria
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Pileolaria brevipes on poison ivy
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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. 1 2 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.


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