Melampsora caprearum Thüm.
(a rust fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelampsora caprearum (a rust fungus)
GenusMelampsora (a genus of rust fungi)
FamilyMELAMPSORACEAE (a family of rust fungi)
OrderPUCCINIALES (rust fungi)
ClassPUCCINIOMYCETES (rust fungi etc)
SubphylumPUCCINIOMYCOTINA (rust fungi etc)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Melampsora caprearum (a rust fungus) :
1: Melampsora caprearum (a rust fungus)
4 Sep 2007 OSGR: SK27 53° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
Uredia on sucker leaves of ?Goat Willow
Image 1: Leaf top surface with telia - pale backgroundImage 2: Leaf top surface with telia - pale background (2)Image 3: Leaf under surface with uredia - pale backgroundImage 4: Leaf under surface with uredia - pale background (2)Image 5: Telia on leaf top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Telium on leaf top surface - close-up - magnifiedImage 7: Telium on leaf top surface - magnifiedImage 8: Uredia on leaf under surface - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Uredia on leaf under surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 10: Uredia on leaf under surface - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 11: Uredia on leaf under surface - close-up - magnifiedImage 12: Uredia on leaf under surface - close-up - magnified (2)Image 13: Uredia on leaf under surface - close-up - magnified (3)Image 14: Uredia on leaf under surface - close-up - magnified (4)Image 15: Teliospores - leaf surface view - magnifiedImage 16: Teliospores - leaf surface view - magnified (2)Image 17: Telium - cross section and fragments - magnifiedImage 18: Telium - cross section - magnifiedImage 19: Telium - cross section on leaf - magnifiedImage 20: Uredoparaphyses - magnifiedImage 21: Uredoparaphyses - magnified (2)Image 22: Uredoparaphyses - magnified (3)Image 23: Uredoparaphyses - magnified (4)Image 24: Uredoparaphyses - magnified (5)Image 25: Uredospores - magnifiedImage 26: Uredospores - optical section - highly magnifiedImage 27: Uredospores - optical section - highly magnified (2)Image 28: Uredospores - optical section - highly magnified (3)Image 29: Uredospores - surface view - highly magnifiedImage 30: Uredospores - surface view - highly magnified (2)Image 31: Uredospores - surface views and optical sections - highly mag - highly magnified
2: Melampsora caprearum (a rust fungus) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
19 Aug 2007 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Uredia on underside of Goat Willow leaves
Image 1: Infected leaf (telia) - top surfaceImage 2: Infected leaf (uredia) - top surfaceImage 3: Infected leaf (uredia) - top surface (2)Image 4: Infected leaf (uredia) - top surface (3)Image 5: Infected leaf (uredia) - under surfaceImage 6: Infected leaf (uredia) - under surface (2)Image 7: Infected leaf (uredia) - under surface (3)Image 8: Infected leaves (telia) - top surfaceImage 9: Infected leaves (telia) - under surfaceImage 10: Infected leaves - top surfacesImage 11: Infected leaves - under surfacesImage 12: Leaf - top surface - infection spots - enlargedImage 13: Leaf - top surface - infection spots - highly enlargedImage 14: Telia - enlargedImage 15: Telia - highly enlargedImage 16: Telia - highly enlarged (2)Image 17: Telia on leaf top surface - magnifiedImage 18: Telia on leaf top surface - magnified (2)Image 19: Uredia - close-up - magnifiedImage 20: Uredia - close-up - magnified (2)Image 21: Uredia on leaf under surface - enlargedImage 22: Teliospore layer - top view - magnifiedImage 23: Teliospores - lateral view - magnifiedImage 24: Uredium - TS - magnifiedImage 25: Uredoparaphyses - magnifiedImage 26: Uredoparaphysis and uredospore - magnifiedImage 27: Uredospores - half dry to show surface ornamentation - magnifiedImage 28: Uredospores - magnifiedImage 29: Uredospores - magnified (2)Image 30: Urodparaphyses - magnified

Melampsora caprearum (a rust fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Melampsora caprearum (a rust fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 12 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Melampsora caprearum (a rust fungus)
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