Exobasidium

<i>Exobasidium</i>

Exobasidium

Genus of fungi

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Exobasidium is a genus of fungi in the family Exobasidiaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in northern temperate regions, and contains about 50 species.[1] Many of the species in this genus are plant pathogens that grow on Ericaceae. The comprising fungi are parasitic in nature, especially on various heath plants where they cause galls.[2]

Species

References

  1. [1]
    Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. [2]
    "Definition of EXOBASIDIUM". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.

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