Chrysomyxa cassandrae

Chrysomyxa cassandrae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Pucciniomycetes
Order:	Pucciniales
Family:	Coleosporiaceae
Genus:	Chrysomyxa
Species:	C. cassandrae
Binomial name
	Chrysomyxa cassandrae; Tranzschel

Chrysomyxa cassandrae is a fungus that occurs throughout the North Temperate Zone wherever Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench occurs, independent of host alternation. Aecial hosts include white spruce (Crane 2001).[1]

References

Crane, P.E. 2001. Morphology, taxonomy, and nomenclature of the Chrysomyxa ledi complex and related rust fungi on spruce and Ericaceae in North America and Europe. Can. J. Bot. 79:957–982.

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[crane-1] Crane, P.E. 2001. Morphology, taxonomy, and nomenclature of the Chrysomyxa ledi complex and related rust fungi on spruce and Ericaceae in North America and Europe. Can. J. Bot. 79:957–982.