Xenodochus (fungus)

Xenodochus is a genus of rust fungus in the family Phragmidiaceae, containing the following species:

  • Xenodochus minor
  • Xenodochus carbonarius, Schltdl., 1826 (Great Burnet Rust)[2]

Xenodochus
Xenodochus carbonarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Pucciniomycetes
Order:
Pucciniales
Family:
Phragmidiaceae
Genus:
Xenodochus

Both species parasitise members of the Rose family in the genus Sanguisorba, but the genus has a highly discontinuous distribution, with X. minor known from sub-arctic Alaska and X. carbonarius from Europe.

References
  1. "Index Fungorum". Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  2. "Xenodochus carbonarius Schltdl., 1826 (Great Burnet Rust)". Retrieved 31 August 2014.


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