Melampsoridium hiratsukanum S. Ito ex Hirats. f.
(Alder Rust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelampsoridium hiratsukanum (Alder Rust)
FamilyPUCCINIASTRACEAE (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 Melampsoridium hiratsukanum (Alder Rust) :
1: Melampsoridium hiratsukanum (Alder Rust)
27 Sep 2007 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
rust on underside of Alder leaves
Image 1: Infected leaf - top surface - white backgroundImage 2: Infected leaf - under surface - white backgroundImage 3: Infected leaf - under surface - white background (2)Image 4: Infected leaf - under surface - white background (3)Image 5: Infection - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Infection - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 7: Uredia - close-up - magnifiedImage 8: Uredia - close-up - magnified (2)Image 9: Uredospores - magnifiedImage 10: Uredospores - magnified (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Gjaerum, H.B., Lye, K.A. & Solheim, H. 2004 First record of Melampsoridium hiratsukanum on alder in Norway New Disease Reports Vol 9.
Kurkela, T., Hanso, M & Hantula, J. 1999 Differentiating characteristics between Melampsoridium rusts infecting birch and alder leaves Mycologia Vol 91 (6): 987-922.
Szabó, I. 2002 First report of Melampsoridium hiratsukanum on common alder in Hungary New Disease Reports Vol 5.

Melampsoridium hiratsukanum (Alder Rust) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Melampsoridium hiratsukanum (Alder Rust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Melampsoridium hiratsukanum (Alder Rust)

A small number of records, mostly Scottish and/or western, but only recently recognised.

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