Gymnoconia nitens
Gymnoconia nitens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Pucciniomycetes
Order:
Pucciniales
Family:
Phragmidiaceae
Genus:
Gymnoconia
Species:
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. Retrieved 2011-07-10.


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