Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae Schwein.
(American Apple Rust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae (American Apple Rust)
GenusGymnosporangium (juniper rust)
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Laundon, G. 1977 Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae Schwein. I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 547.

Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae (American Apple Rust) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae (American Apple Rust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae (American Apple Rust)
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