Puccinia urticata var urticae-acutiformis (Kleb.) Zwetko
(a nettle clustercup rust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyPuccinia urticata var urticae-acutiformis (a nettle clustercup rust)
SpeciesPuccinia urticata (Nettle Clustercup Rust)
GenusPuccinia (a genus of rust fungi)
FamilyPUCCINIACEAE (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 Puccinia urticata var urticae-acutiformis (a nettle clustercup rust) :
1: Puccinia urticata var urticae-acutiformis (a nettle clustercup rust)
17 Oct 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on leaf of Carex acutiformis
Image 1: Lesion - close-upImage 2: Lesions - close-upImage 3: Lesions - close-up (2)Image 4: Lesions - close-up (3)Image 5: Teliospores

Puccinia urticata var urticae-acutiformis (a nettle clustercup rust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Puccinia urticata var urticae-acutiformis (a nettle clustercup rust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Puccinia urticata var urticae-acutiformis (a nettle clustercup rust)

A variety of this rust fungus which forms telia and uredia on Carex acutiformis or uredia only on Carex pseudocyperus.

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