Chrysomyxa abietis (Wallr.) Unger
(Spruce Needle Cushion Rust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChrysomyxa abietis (Spruce Needle Cushion Rust)
GenusChrysomyxa (a genus of rust fungi)
FamilyCOLEOSPORIACEAE (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Mordue, J.E.M. & Gibson, I.A.S. 1978 Chrysomyxa abietis I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 576.

Chrysomyxa abietis (Spruce Needle Cushion Rust) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chrysomyxa abietis (Spruce Needle Cushion Rust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chrysomyxa abietis (Spruce Needle Cushion Rust)

A few records from Scotland, and one each from Cumberland and Ireland (Dublin)

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