Aecidium keerliae

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Aecidium keerliae
Systematics
Subdivision : Pucciniomycotina
Class : Pucciniomycetes
Order : Rust mushrooms (Pucciniales)
Family : insecure position (incertae sedis)
Genre : Aecidium
Type : Aecidium keerliae
Scientific name
Aecidium keerliae
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Aecidium keerliae is a stand fungal art from the order of the rust fungi (Pucciniales). The fungus is an endoparasite of the daisy family Keerlia mexicana . Symptoms of the infestation by the species are rust spots and pustules on the leaf surfaces of the host plants. She is endemic to Mexico . Since only its secondary crop form is knownso far, it is classified in the genus Aecidium .

features

Macroscopic features

Aecidium keerliae can only be recognized with the naked eye by means of the spore beds protruding on the surface of the host. They grow in nests that appear as yellowish to brown spots and pustules on the leaf surfaces.

Microscopic features

The mycelium of Aecidium keerliae grows as with all Aecidium intercellular types, and forms Saugfäden that grow into the storage tissue of the host. Its spermogonia grow on both sides of the host leaves. The aecia of the species growing underneath the leaves are short cup-shaped. Their hyaline aecidiospores are 15–20 × 12–18 µm in size, spherical to ellipsoid and warty. The uredia of the mushroom are not known, and it is possible that they are not developed. The Telien the type have not been observed to date.

distribution

The known distribution area of Aecidium keerliae only includes Mexico .

ecology

The host plant of Aecidium keerliae is Keerlia mexicana . The fungus feeds on the nutrients present in the storage tissue of the plants, its spore beds later break through the leaf surface and release spores. The species goes through a micro- or macrocyclical development cycle with spermogonia, aecia, possibly also uredia and telia. Whether she is going through a change of host cannot be determined due to the lack of telien and uredien.

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