Tuberculina
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| Tuberculina | |
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| Tuberculina sbrozzii parasitizing the rust Puccinia cribrata on leaf of Vinca minor | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Helicobasidiales |
| Family: | Helicobasidiaceae |
| Genus: | Tuberculina Tode ex Sacc. (1880) |
| Type species | |
| Tuberculina persicina (Ditmar) Sacc. (1880) | |
| Species | |
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Tuberculina is a genus of fungi in the order Helicobasidiales.[1] The genus is a synonym of Helicobasidium, but currently species have not yet been assigned to the latter genus.[2] Tuberculina species are conidia-bearing parasites of rust fungi, forming felt-like, purple patches on their hosts.[2]
