#130: Order Pucciniales, the Rust Fungi

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  1. October 17, 2016

    […] of the order Pucciniales.  These obligate plant pathogenic organisms are commonly known as rusts (FFF#130).  Many rusts have complex life cycles and produce multiple types of spores.  A number of rusts […]

  2. October 17, 2016

    […] relatives), and the Ustilaginomycotina (smuts and relatives).  FFF has previously treated rusts (FFF#130) and various mushrooms, so this post will help form a more complete picture of the […]

  3. July 21, 2017

    […] fungus Hemileia vastatrix.1–3 H. vastatrix is, as its common name implies, a member of the rusts (FFF#130). Unlike most rusts, however, it has a simple infect-sporulate life cycle, which is likely one […]

  4. March 2, 2018

    […] read about the rust life cycle in greater detail, see FFF#130 or click here to expand this […]

  5. April 6, 2018

    […] is a member of the order Pucciniales.3,4 These plant diseases are commonly known as rusts (FFF#130), since they often make reddish or orangish spores.4 Many rusts have complex life cycles and […]

  6. August 3, 2018

    […] reproduction seems to determine the stage of infection. This is very similar to how rust fungi (see FFF#130) operate. Although this would be a fascinating organism to study, its extremely long life cycle […]

  7. June 5, 2020

    […] that similarity, P. faginea is a basidiomycete and its closest relatives are the rust fungi (FFF#130) – something you probably wouldn’t guess by looking at the mushroom. P. faginea goes by the […]

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