Biology:Xenodochus (fungus)

Short description: Genus of fungi

Xenodochus
Xenodochus carbonarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Pucciniomycetes
Order:	Pucciniales
Family:	Phragmidiaceae
Genus:	Xenodochus Schlechtendal

Xenodochus is a genus of rust fungus in the family Phragmidiaceae, containing the following species:

• Xenodochus minor
• Xenodochus carbonarius, Schltdl., 1826 (Great Burnet Rust)

Both species parasitise members of the Rose family in the genus Sanguisorba, but the genus has a highly discontinuous distribution, with X. minor known from sub-arctic Alaska and X. carbonarius from Europe.

External links

• Xenodochus (fungus) in MycoBank.

Wikidata ☰ Q17734612 entry