Biology:Gymnoconia nitens

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Short description: Species of fungus

Gymnoconia nitens
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Gymnoconia nitens
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G. nitens
Binomial name
Gymnoconia nitens
(Schwein.) F.Kern & Thurst. (1929)
Synonyms

Aecidium nitens Schwein. (1822)
Caeoma nitens (Schwein.) (1890)
Kunkelia nitens (Schwein.) Arthur (1917)

Gymnoconia nitens is a species of rust fungus in the Phragmidiaceae family. It is a plant pathogen, and causes orange rust on various berries. The species was originally described in 1822 by mycologist Lewis David de Schweinitz as Aecidium luminatum.[1]

References

  1. "Aecidium nitens Schwein. 1822". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=157879. Retrieved 2011-07-10. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5624647 entry