Puccinia circaeae Pers.
(a rust fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPuccinia circaeae (a rust fungus)
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 circaeae (a rust fungus) :
1: Puccinia circaeae (a rust fungus)
27 Aug 2007 OSGR: SD86 54° 10’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Telia on Enchanters Nightshade leaves
Image 1: Host plant with red leaf spots - in situImage 2: Host plant with red leaf spots - in situ (2)Image 3: Telia - from leaf top surface - close-up - magnifiedImage 4: Telia - from leaf top surface - close-up - magnified (2)Image 5: Telia - from leaf top surface - close-up - magnified (3)Image 6: Telia - from leaf top surface - close-up - magnified (4)Image 7: Telia - from leaf top surface - highly enlargedImage 8: Telia - on leaf under-surface - close-up - magnifiedImage 9: Telia - on leaf under-surface - close-up - magnified (2)Image 10: Telia - on leaf under-surface - close-up - magnified (3)Image 11: Telia - on leaf under-surface - close-up - magnified (4)Image 12: Telia - on leaf under-surface - close-up - magnified (5)Image 13: Telia - on leaf under-surface - close-up - magnified (6)Image 14: Telia - on leaf under-surface - close-up - magnified (7)Image 15: Telia - on leaf under-surface - close-up - magnified (8)Image 16: Telia - on leaf under-surface - close-up - magnified (9)Image 17: Telia - on leaf under-surface - close-up - magnified (10)Image 18: Telia - on leaf under-surface - close-up - magnified (11)Image 19: Telia - on leaf under-surface - highly enlargedImage 20: Telia - young - on leaf under-surface - close-up - magnifiedImage 21: Teliospore fragments - magnifiedImage 22: Teliospore fragments - magnified (2)Image 23: Teliospores - fragmenting - magnifiedImage 24: Teliospores - magnifiedImage 25: Teliospores - magnified (2)Image 26: Teliospores - magnified (3)Image 27: Teliospores - magnified (4)Image 28: Teliospores - magnified (5)Image 29: Teliospores - magnified (6)
2: Puccinia circaeae (a rust fungus)
25 Sep 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Enchanter’s Nightshade
Image 1: Teliospore - magnifiedImage 2: Teliospores - magnifiedImage 3: Teliospores - magnified (2)Image 4: Teliospores - magnified (3)
3: Puccinia circaeae (a rust fungus)
25 Aug 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Enchanter’s Nightshade
Image 1: Infected leaf - top surface - magnifiedImage 2: Infected leaf - under surface - magnifiedImage 3: Infected leaves - top and under surfaces - enlargedImage 4: Infected shoots - enlargedImage 5: Infected shoots - enlarged (2)Image 6: Infected shoot - top surfaces - enlargedImage 7: Infected shoot - top surfaces - enlarged (2)Image 8: Infected shoot - under surfaces - enlargedImage 9: Infected shoot - under surfaces - enlarged (2)Image 10: Teliospore - highly magnifiedImage 11: Teliospores - magnifiedImage 12: Teliospores - magnified (2)Image 13: Teliospores - magnified (3)Image 14: Teliospores - magnified (4)Image 15: Teliospores - magnified (5)Image 16: Teliospores - magnified (6)Image 17: Teliospores - magnified (7)Image 18: Teliospores - magnified (8)Image 19: Teliospores - magnified (9)Image 20: Teliospores - highly magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Shattock, R.C. 2004 Microcyclic rusts, m-haustoria and … mycophyllas? Field Mycology Vol 5 (4): 132-136.

Puccinia circaeae (a rust fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Puccinia circaeae (a rust fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Puccinia circaeae (a rust fungus)
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