Source: Wikipedia
| Allodus podophylli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Pucciniales |
| Family: | Pucciniastraceae |
| Genus: | Allodus |
| Species: | A. podophylli
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| Binomial name | |
| Allodus podophylli Schwein. (1822)
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Allodus podophylli, the mayapple rust,[1] is a plant pathogen. This fungal parasite forms tiny bright orange cups on the underside of leaves of mayapple.[1]
While the name Puccinia podophylli is often used, in 2012 the name Allodus podophylli was resurrected based on DNA evidence.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mayapple Rust Resurrection. Accessed : 2015-05-11
- ^ Catherine, Andrew; Aime, Minnis (2012). "Taxonomy of mayapple rust: the genus Allodus resurrected" (PDF). Mycologia. 104 (4): 942–950. doi:10.3852/11-350. PMID 22495446.
External links
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Media related to Allodus podophylli at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Allodus podophylli at Wikispecies- Mayapple Rust Resurrection
- Taxonomy of mayapple rust: the genus Allodus resurrected
