Uromyces

<i>Uromyces</i>

Uromyces

Genus of rust fungi

Uromyces is a genus of rust fungi in the family Pucciniaceae. The genus was described by Franz Unger in his 1833 work Die Exantheme der Pflanzen. They have a worldwide distribution but large occurrences happen in North America and Europe.[2]

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The genus is the second-largest plant pathogenic rust genus, which is responsible for various plant affecting diseases, and it has major effects on both agricultural and non-agricultural plants. The genus is generally characterized by its unicellular teliospores (thick-walled resting spores) that help to characterize it and distinguish it from another important and large rust genus, Puccinia.[3]

The Uromyces fungal species have been recorded on various host plants belonging to a wide range of the families, including Asteraceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Liliaceae, Loranthaceae, and Poaceae. Family Loranthaceae is listed to be the most affected by the fungus.[3]

Species

As of 2023 August 22, the GBIF lists up to 1,048 species,[2] while Species Fungorum lists about 1,239 species (with many former species).[4] The Encyclopedia of Life lists 969 species.[5]

Main article: List of Uromyces species

Selected species in the genus Uromyces include:

References

  1. [1]
    Unger F. (1833). Die Exantheme der Pflanzen und einige mit diesen verwandte Krankheiten der Gewächse : pathogenetisch und nosographisch dargestellt (in German). p. 277.
  2. [2]
    "Uromyces (Link) Unger, 1833". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. [3]
    Gautam, Ajay Kumar; Avasthi, Shubhi; Verma, Rajnish Kumar; Sushma; Niranjan, Mekala; Devadatha, Bandarupalli; Jayawardena, Ruvishika S.; Suwannarach, Nakarin; Karunarathna, Samantha C. (14 June 2022). "A Global Overview of Diversity and Phylogeny of the Rust Genus Uromyces". J. Fungi (Basel). 8 (6): 633. doi:10.3390/jof8060633. PMC 9224716. PMID 35736116.
  4. [4]
    "Species Fungorum - Search Page - Uromyces". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Uromyces - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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