Melampsora lini var lini (Ehrenb.) Thüm.
(a rust fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyMelampsora lini var lini (a rust fungus)
SpeciesMelampsora lini (Flax Rust)
GenusMelampsora (a genus of rust fungi)
FamilyMELAMPSORACEAE (a family of rust fungi)
OrderPUCCINIALES (rust fungi)
ClassPUCCINIOMYCETES (rust fungi etc)
SubphylumPUCCINIOMYCOTINA (rust fungi etc)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Melampsora lini var lini (a rust fungus) :
1: Melampsora lini var lini (a rust fungus)
10 Jun 2005 OSGR: ST95 51° 20’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Rust on Fairy Flax
Image 1: Infected shootsImage 2: Infection - close-upImage 3: Infection - enlargedImage 4: Infection - enlarged (2)Image 5: Uredospores and uredo-paraphyses - magnifiedImage 6: Uredospores and uredo-paraphyses - magnified (2)Image 7: Uredospores - equatorial focus - magnifiedImage 8: Uredospores - surface focus - magnifiedImage 9: Uredospores - surface view - magnified

Melampsora lini var lini (a rust fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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