Tuberculina

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Tuberculina
Tuberculina sbrozzii parasitizing the rust Puccinia cribrata on leaf of Vinca minor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Helicobasidiales
Family: Helicobasidiaceae
Genus: Tuberculina
Tode ex Sacc. (1880)
Type species
Tuberculina persicina
(Ditmar) Sacc. (1880)
Species

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Tuberculina is a genus of fungi in the order Helicobasidiales.[1] The genus is a synonym of Helicobasidium, but currently species have not yet been assigned to the latter genus.[2] Tuberculina species are conidia-bearing parasites of rust fungi, forming felt-like, purple patches on their hosts.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Bauer R, Begerow D, Sampaio JP, Weiss M, Oberwinkler F (2006). "The simple-septate basidiomycetes: a synopsis". Mycological Progress. 5 (1): 41–66. doi:10.1007/s11557-006-0502-0.
  2. ^ a b Lutz M, Bauer R, Begerow D, Oberwinkler F (2004). "Tuberculina-Thanatophytum/Rhizoctonia crocorum-Helicobasidium: a unique mycoparasitic-phytoparasitic life strategy". Mycol Res. 108: :227–238. doi:10.1017/s0953756204009359. PMID 15185975.