Milesina (fungus)
| Milesina | |
|---|---|
| Milesina blechni on leaf of Blechnum spicant found in Trzciana, Lesser Poland Voivodeship | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Pucciniales |
| Family: | Pucciniastraceae |
| Genus: | Milesina Magnus |
Milesina is a genus of rust fungi belonging to the family Pucciniastraceae.[1]
These fungi are obligate plant pathogens, mostly known for infecting ferns and conifers, particularly species of the genus Abies (fir trees).[2] They are heteroecious biotrophic parasites alternating between conifer and fern hosts.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1] Milesina species are important in forest ecosystems as they regulate host populations and contribute to biodiversity through complex host interactions. However, they are not known to cause major economic damage.
Species
Species:[1]
- Milesina andina (Faull) Hirats.
- Milesina arisanense Hirats.
- Milesina asplenii-incisi (Faull) Hirats.
- Mileisna blechni [2]
- Mileisna carpatica [2]
- Mileisna exigua [2]
- Mileisna feurichii [2]
- Mileisna kriegeriana [2]
- Mileisna murariae [2]
- Mileisna polypodii [2]
- Mileisna scolopendrii [2]
- Mileisna vogesiaca [2]
- Mileisna scolopendrii [2]
- Mileisna whitei [2]
- Mileisna woodwardiana [2]
References
- ^ a b c "Milesina Magnus". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Bubner, Ben; Buchheit, Ramona; Friedrich, Frank; Kummer, Volker; Scholler, Markus (5 February 2019). "Species identification of European forest pathogens of the genus Milesina (Pucciniales) using urediniospore morphology and molecular barcoding including M. woodwardiana sp. nov". MycoKeys. 48: 1–40. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.48.30350. ISSN 1314-4049. PMC 6414474. PMID 30872942.