Pucciniomycotina

subphylum of fungi

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The subphylum Pucciniomycotina is a diverse group within the phylum Basidiomycota, which are fungi typically composed of hyphae. Many species within Pucciniomycotina are plant pathogens and do not form fruiting bodies. This subphylum includes the rust fungi, which are significant plant pathogens. The genus Puccinia, a prominent member of the Pucciniaceae family, is known for causing destructive diseases in various economic plants, such as wheat rust.123

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fungus
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Subphylum Pucciniomycotina Pathogens of land plants; includes the rusts; contains eight classes. Class Pucciniomycotina Parasitic on plants, some saprotrophic; contains 5 orders. Order Septobasidiales Parasitic on plants, some members parasitic on or symbiotic with scale insects
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Subphylum Pucciniomycotina Pathogens of land plants; includes the rusts; contains eight classes. Class Pucciniomycotina Parasitic on plants, some saprotrophic; contains 5 orders. Order Septobasidiales Parasitic on plants, some members parasitic on or symbiotic with scale insects
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Basidiomycota
Many species of the subphylum Pucciniomycotina do not form fruiting bodies. The smut fungi, parasitic on higher plants, cause leaf spots, witches’-broom (tufted growth), and galls (swellings).
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Many species of the subphylum Pucciniomycotina do not form fruiting bodies. The smut fungi, parasitic on higher plants, cause leaf spots, witches’-broom (tufted growth), and galls (swellings).
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