Chrysomyxa ledi is a fungus. It occurs in Eurasia throughout the range of its broad-leaved hosts. The aecial stage is found on native and exotic spruces in Europe, including white and Engelmann spruces.[1]
Chrysomyxa ledi | |
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Young Picea abies infected by Chrysomyxa ledi needle rust. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
Order: | Pucciniales |
Family: | Coleosporiaceae |
Genus: | Chrysomyxa |
Species: | C. ledi
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Binomial name | |
Chrysomyxa ledi | |
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References
edit- ^ Crane, P.E. 2001. Morphology, taxonomy, and nomenclature of the Chrysomyxa ledi complex and related rust fungi on spruce and Ericaceae in North America and Europe. Can. J. Bot. 79:957–982.