Pucciniosira
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| Pucciniosira | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Pucciniales |
| Family: | Pucciniosiraceae |
| Genus: | Pucciniosira Lagerh.[1] |
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Pucciniosira is a genus of rust fungi belonging to the family Pucciniosiraceae.[2][3][4]
The type species is Pucciniosira triumfettae Lagerh., 1892 which is now Pucciniosira pallidula.[5]
The Pucciniosira species are characterized by having Puccinia-like teliospores that are produced in chains alternately with intercalary cells. The sori have a continuous to rudimentary peridium (protective layer). In some species, the teliospores break easily into halves along their septa.[6] They form circular groups of rust spores on the lower surfaces of the leaves of various species of plants (including solanum species).[7]
The genus name of Pucciniosira is in honour of Tommaso Puccini (1666-1735), who was an Italian botanist and doctor. He taught Anatomy at Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova in Florence.[8]