Exobasidium is a genus of fungi in the family Exobasidiaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in northern temperate regions, and contains about 50 species.[1] Many of the species in this genus are plant pathogens that grow on Ericaceae. The comprising fungi are parasitic in nature, especially on various heath plants where they cause galls.[2]
| Exobasidium | |
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| Exobasidium rhododendri growing on Rhododendron hirsutum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Exobasidiomycetes |
| Order: | Exobasidiales |
| Family: | Exobasidiaceae |
| Genus: | Exobasidium Woronin |
| Type species | |
| Exobasidium vaccinii (Fuckel) Woronin
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| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Arcticomyces Savile, 1959 | |
Species
edit- Exobasidium arctostaphyli
- Exobasidium burtii
- Exobasidium camelliae
- Exobasidium cassandrae
- Exobasidium darwinii
- Exobasidium ferrugineae
- Exobasidium maculosum
- Exobasidium karstenii
- Exobasidium parvifolii
- Exobasidium reticulatum
- Exobasidium rhododendri
- Exobasidium splendidum
- Exobasidium vaccinii (Fuckel) Woronin
- Exobasidium vaccinii-uliginosi
- Exobasidium vexans
References
edit- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ "Definition of EXOBASIDIUM". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.