Eocronartium muscicola is a species of fungus belonging to the order Platygloeales. It is currently the only species in the monotypic genus Eocronartium.[1][2] In the UK its recommended English name is moss rust.[3] The species forms clavarioid basidiocarps (fruit bodies) on mosses, on which it is parasitic.[4]
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| Eocronartium muscicola Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Platygloeales |
| Family: | Eocronartiaceae |
| Genus: | Eocronartium G.F. Atk. (1902) |
| Species: | E. muscicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Eocronartium muscicola (Pers.) Fitzp. (1918)
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| Synonyms | |
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Clavaria muscicola Pers., Observ. mycol. (Lipsiae) 2: 60 (1800) | |
At least 21 moss species, all in the subclass Bryidae, are recorded as hosts for Eocronartium muscicola.[5] The fungus parasitizes its host through its gametophytic transfer cells.[4] The species appears to be widespread, with most reports from Europe, North and South America.[6]
References
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- ^ Bauer R, Begerow D, Sampaio JP, Weiss M, Oberwinkler F (2006). "The simple-septate basidiomycetes: a synopsis". Mycological Progress. 5 (1): 41–66. Bibcode:2006MycPr...5...41B. doi:10.1007/s11557-006-0502-0.
- ^ Holden L. "English names for fungi - April 2022". British Mycological Society. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ a b Boehm EW, McLaughlin DJ (1988). "Eocronartium muscicola: a basidiomycetous moss parasite exploiting gametophytic transfer cells". Canadian Journal of Botany. 66 (4): 762–770. doi:10.1139/b88-113.
- ^ Boehm EW, McLaughlin DJ (1989). "Phylogeny and ultrastructure in Eocronartium muscicola: meiosis and basidial development". Mycologia. 81: 98–114. doi:10.1080/00275514.1989.12025630.
- ^ Sandoval P, Henríquez JL, Faúndez L, Larraín JP, Owen RJ (2012). "First records of Eocronartium muscicola (Basidiomycota, Eocronartiaceae) in Chile on two new hosts" (PDF). Gayana - Botanica. 69 (1): 100–104. doi:10.4067/S0717-66432012000100009.