Exobasidium Woronin
(redleaf fungi)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Exobasidium camelliae
Camellia Gall
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 		Species 2 images 1 ident. refs
Exobasidium japonicum
Azalea Gall
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 		Species 7 images
Exobasidium myrtilli
Blaeberry Redleaf
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 		Species 12 images
Exobasidium vaccinii
Cowberry Redleaf
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 		Species 34 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusExobasidium (redleaf fungi)
FamilyEXOBASIDIACEAE (redleaf fungi)
OrderEXOBASIDIALES (an order of ustilaginomycetes)
SubclassEXOBASIDIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ustilaginomycetes)
ClassUSTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
SubphylumUSTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ing, B. 1998 Exobasidium in the British Isles Mycologist Vol 12 (2): 80-82.

Exobasidium (redleaf fungi) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Exobasidium (redleaf fungi)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 33 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Exobasidium (redleaf fungi)

A group of basidiomycetes parasitic on members of the Ericaceae. They generally cause reddening of the infected leaf or shoot where the hymenium grows on the underside. Some species cause inflated galls.

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