Puccinia caricina var pringsheimiana (Kleb.) D.M. Hend.
(Gooseberry Rust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyPuccinia caricina var pringsheimiana (Gooseberry Rust)
SpeciesPuccinia caricina (Currant Clustercup Rust)
GenusPuccinia (a genus of rust fungi)
FamilyPUCCINIACEAE (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 Puccinia caricina var pringsheimiana (Gooseberry Rust) :
1: Puccinia caricina var pringsheimiana (Gooseberry Rust)
30 Apr 2005 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Spermogones and aecia on leaves of Red Currant
Image 1: Infected leaf - top surfaceImage 2: Infected leaf - top surface (2)Image 3: Infected leaf - top surface (3)Image 4: Infected leaf - under surfaceImage 5: Infected leaf - under surface (2)Image 6: Infected leaf - under surface (3)Image 7: Infected leaves - in situImage 8: Aecia and spermatia on under surface of leaf - magnifiedImage 9: Infection on leaf top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Infection on leaf under surface - ripe - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Infection on leaf under surface - unripe - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Infection spot - top surface - close-up - highly enlargedImage 13: Infection spot - top surface - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 14: Infection spot - top surface - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 15: Infection spot - under surface - close-up - highly enlargedImage 16: Infection spot - under surface - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 17: Aeciospores - magnifiedImage 18: Aeciospores - magnified (2)Image 19: Peridium - inner surface - magnifiedImage 20: Peridium - inner surface - microscope low magnificationImage 21: Peridium - outer surface - magnifiedImage 22: Peridium - outer surface - magnified (2)

Puccinia caricina var pringsheimiana (Gooseberry Rust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Puccinia caricina var pringsheimiana (Gooseberry Rust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 17 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Puccinia caricina var pringsheimiana (Gooseberry Rust)
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