Chrysomyxa abietis (Wallr.) Unger
(Spruce Needle Cushion Rust)

Interactions where Chrysomyxa abietis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
telium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous telium parasitises live needle (first year) UK/IrelandMajor Picea abies Norway Spruce, Christmas Tree Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
Chrysomyxa abietis, Mordue, J.E.M. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa abietis/Chrysomyxa abietisspruce needle cushion rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/Picea abiesNorway spruce, Christmas treeliveneedle (first year)Major (3-5)
telium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous telium parasitises live needle (first year) Picea engelmannii Engelmann Spruce Pinales: Pinaceae Chrysomyxa abietis, Mordue, J.E.M. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa abietis/Chrysomyxa abietisspruce needle cushion rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea engelmannii/Picea engelmanniiEngelmann spruceliveneedle (first year) (3-5)
telium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous telium parasitises live needle (first year) Picea glauca White Spruce Pinales: Pinaceae Chrysomyxa abietis, Mordue, J.E.M. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa abietis/Chrysomyxa abietisspruce needle cushion rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea glauca/Picea glaucawhite spruceliveneedle (first year) (3-5)
telium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous telium parasitises live needle (first year) Picea glehnii Sakhalin Spruce Pinales: Pinaceae Chrysomyxa abietis, Mordue, J.E.M. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa abietis/Chrysomyxa abietisspruce needle cushion rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea glehnii/Picea glehniiSakhalin spruceliveneedle (first year) (3-5)
telium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous telium parasitises live needle (first year) Picea pungens Colorado Spruce Pinales: Pinaceae Chrysomyxa abietis, Mordue, J.E.M. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa abietis/Chrysomyxa abietisspruce needle cushion rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea pungens/Picea pungensColorado spruceliveneedle (first year) (3-5)
telium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous telium parasitises live needle (first year) UK/Ireland Picea rubens Red Spruce Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
Chrysomyxa abietis, Mordue, J.E.M. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa abietis/Chrysomyxa abietisspruce needle cushion rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea rubens/Picea rubensred spruceliveneedle (first year) (3-5)
telium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous telium parasitises live needle (first year) UK/Ireland Picea sitchensis Sitka Spruce Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
Chrysomyxa abietis, Mordue, J.E.M. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa abietis/Chrysomyxa abietisspruce needle cushion rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea sitchensis/Picea sitchensisSitka spruceliveneedle (first year) (3-5)

Interactions where Chrysomyxa abietis is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
teliosorus is parasitised by basally or completely immersed pseudothecium Eudarluca caricis an ascomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Chrysomyxa abietis, Mordue, J.E.M. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1978
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Eudarluca caricis/Eudarluca caricisan ascomycetebasally or completely immersedpseudothecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa abietis/Chrysomyxa abietisspruce needle cushion rustteliosorus basally or completely immersed pseudothecium parasitises teliosorus
teliosorus is parasitised by immersed Sphaerellopsis coelomycetous anamorph Eudarluca caricis an ascomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Chrysomyxa abietis, Mordue, J.E.M. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1978
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Eudarluca caricis/Eudarluca caricisan ascomyceteimmersedSphaerellopsis coelomycetous anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa abietis/Chrysomyxa abietisspruce needle cushion rustteliosorus immersed Sphaerellopsis coelomycetous anamorph parasitises teliosorus

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Mordue, J.E.M. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1978Chrysomyxa abietisI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 576.

Chrysomyxa abietis (Spruce Needle Cushion Rust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Chrysomyxa abietis (Spruce Needle Cushion Rust) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChrysomyxa abietis (Spruce Needle Cushion Rust)
GenusChrysomyxa (a genus of rust fungi)
FamilyCOLEOSPORIACEAE (a family of rust fungi)
OrderPUCCINIALES (rust fungi)
ClassPUCCINIOMYCETES (rust fungi etc)
SubphylumPUCCINIOMYCOTINA (rust fungi etc)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chrysomyxa abietis (Spruce Needle Cushion Rust)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Mordue, J.E.M. & Gibson, I.A.S. 1978 Chrysomyxa abietis I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 576.

Chrysomyxa abietis (Spruce Needle Cushion Rust) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Chrysomyxa abietis (Spruce Needle Cushion Rust):

A few records from Scotland, and one each from Cumberland and Ireland (Dublin)

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