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Melampsora epitea var. epitea Thum., 1879 (a rust fungus)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #macrophotos
Melampsora epitea var. epitea Aecia (I) 21 April 2002 Berks England 7
Melampsora epitea var. epitea Aecia (I) 25 April 1998 Berks England 4

Suggested Literature

Melampsora epitea var. epitea may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
UREDINIOMYCETES
(urediniomycete fungi)
UREDINALES
(rust fungi)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Melampsora epitea var. epitea is associated with:

Photos aecium Dactylorhiza incarnata - Early Marsh-orchid (Orchidaceae) hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos aecium Dactylorhiza maculata - Heath Spotted-orchid (Orchidaceae) hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos aecium Dactylorhiza praetermissa - Southern Marsh-orchid (Orchidaceae) hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos aecium Gymnadenia conopsea - Fragrant Orchid (Orchidaceae) mostly hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos aecium Neottia ovata - Common Twayblade (Orchidaceae) hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos aecium Euonymus europaeus - Spindle (Celastraceae) mostly hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [on yellowish spots]
Photos aecium Larix - larches (Pinaceae) mostly hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos pycnium Dactylorhiza incarnata - Early Marsh-orchid (Orchidaceae) pycnium parasitises live leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos pycnium Dactylorhiza maculata - Heath Spotted-orchid (Orchidaceae) hypophyllous pycnium parasitises live leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos pycnium Dactylorhiza praetermissa - Southern Marsh-orchid (Orchidaceae) pycnium parasitises live leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos pycnium Gymnadenia conopsea - Fragrant Orchid (Orchidaceae) pycnium parasitises live leaf Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos pycnium Neottia ovata - Common Twayblade (Orchidaceae) pycnium parasitises live leaf Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos pycnium Euonymus europaeus - Spindle (Celastraceae) pycnium parasitises live leaf Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [on yellowish spots]
Photos pycnium Larix - larches (Pinaceae) pycnium parasitises live leaf Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos telium Salix - willows (Salicaceae) telium parasitises live Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
telium Salix herbacea - Dwarf Willow (Salicaceae) telium parasitises live Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos telium Salix repens - Creeping Willow (Salicaceae) telium parasitises live Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos uredium Salix - willows (Salicaceae) uredium parasitises live Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
uredium Salix herbacea - Dwarf Willow (Salicaceae) uredium parasitises live Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos uredium Salix repens - Creeping Willow (Salicaceae) uredium parasitises live Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

There may be more taxa associated with Melampsora epitea var. epitea listed at higher taxonomic level

Melampsora epitea
(a rust fungus)

Associated with Melampsora epitea var. epitea:

Melampsora epitea var. epitea may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
UREDINALES
(rust fungi)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota

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