Puccinia caricina DC.
(Currant Clustercup Rust)

Interactions where Puccinia caricina 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
aecium aecium parasitises often distorted leaf Ribes nigrum Blackcurrant, Black Currant Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/Puccinia caricinacurrant clustercup rustaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/Ribes nigrumblackcurrant, black currantoften distortedleaf
aecium aecium parasitises stem Minor Ribes nigrum Blackcurrant, Black Currant Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/Puccinia caricinacurrant clustercup rustaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/Ribes nigrumblackcurrant, black currantstemMinor
aecium aecium parasitises fruit Minor Ribes nigrum Blackcurrant, Black Currant Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/Puccinia caricinacurrant clustercup rustaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/Ribes nigrumblackcurrant, black currantfruitMinor
pycnium pycnium parasitises fruit Minor Ribes nigrum Blackcurrant, Black Currant Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/Puccinia caricinacurrant clustercup rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/Ribes nigrumblackcurrant, black currantfruitMinor
pycnium pycnium parasitises stem Minor Ribes nigrum Blackcurrant, Black Currant Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/Puccinia caricinacurrant clustercup rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/Ribes nigrumblackcurrant, black currantstemMinor
pycnium pycnium parasitises leaf Ribes nigrum Blackcurrant, Black Currant Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/Puccinia caricinacurrant clustercup rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/Ribes nigrumblackcurrant, black currantleaf
aecium aecium parasitises often distorted leaf Ribes sanguineum Flowering Currant Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/Puccinia caricinacurrant clustercup rustaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes sanguineum/Ribes sanguineumflowering currantoften distortedleaf
aecium aecium parasitises stem Minor Ribes sanguineum Flowering Currant Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/Puccinia caricinacurrant clustercup rustaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes sanguineum/Ribes sanguineumflowering currantstemMinor
aecium aecium parasitises fruit Minor Ribes sanguineum Flowering Currant Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/Puccinia caricinacurrant clustercup rustaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes sanguineum/Ribes sanguineumflowering currantfruitMinor
pycnium pycnium parasitises fruit Minor Ribes sanguineum Flowering Currant Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/Puccinia caricinacurrant clustercup rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes sanguineum/Ribes sanguineumflowering currantfruitMinor
pycnium pycnium parasitises leaf Ribes sanguineum Flowering Currant Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/Puccinia caricinacurrant clustercup rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes sanguineum/Ribes sanguineumflowering currantleaf
pycnium pycnium parasitises stem Minor Ribes sanguineum Flowering Currant Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/Puccinia caricinacurrant clustercup rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes sanguineum/Ribes sanguineumflowering currantstemMinor
aecium aecium parasitises often distorted leaf Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/Puccinia caricinacurrant clustercup rustaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes uva-crispa/Ribes uva-crispagooseberryoften distortedleaf
aecium aecium parasitises stem Minor Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/Puccinia caricinacurrant clustercup rustaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes uva-crispa/Ribes uva-crispagooseberrystemMinor
aecium aecium parasitises fruit Minor Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/Puccinia caricinacurrant clustercup rustaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes uva-crispa/Ribes uva-crispagooseberryfruitMinor
pycnium pycnium parasitises fruit Minor Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/Puccinia caricinacurrant clustercup rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes uva-crispa/Ribes uva-crispagooseberryfruitMinor
pycnium pycnium parasitises leaf Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/Puccinia caricinacurrant clustercup rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes uva-crispa/Ribes uva-crispagooseberryleaf
pycnium pycnium parasitises stem Minor Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/Puccinia caricinacurrant clustercup rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes uva-crispa/Ribes uva-crispagooseberrystemMinor
uredium uredium parasitises Carex sedges Poales: Cyperaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/Puccinia caricinacurrant clustercup rusturedium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedges

Interactions where Puccinia caricina 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
(live) live is parasitised by circularly arranged sporodochium of Tuberculina anamorph UK/Ireland Tuberculina persicina an anamorphic pucciniomycete Helicobasidiales: Helicobasidiaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Helicobasidiales/Helicobasidiaceae/Tuberculina persicina/Tuberculina persicinaan anamorphic pucciniomycetecircularly arrangedsporodochiumTuberculina anamorph Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina/Puccinia caricinacurrant clustercup rustlive circularly arranged sporodochium of Tuberculina anamorph parasitises live

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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

Puccinia caricina (Currant Clustercup Rust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Puccinia caricina (Currant Clustercup Rust) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Variety 2 trophisms
Variety 4 trophisms
Variety 17 trophisms
Variety 4 trophisms
Variety 6 trophisms
Variety 2 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPuccinia caricina (Currant Clustercup Rust)
GenusPuccinia (a genus of rust fungi)
FamilyPUCCINIACEAE (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 Puccinia caricina (Currant Clustercup Rust)

Puccinia caricina (Currant Clustercup Rust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Puccinia caricina (Currant Clustercup Rust):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 74 images of Puccinia caricina (Currant Clustercup Rust)

A rust fungus forming aecia (cluster cups) on Parnassia, Pedicularis and Ribes, and forming uredia and telia on various species of Carex. There are a number of closely-similar varieties which are restricted to different hosts. Early records may include P. urticata and its varieties which has only recently been separated. P. urticata forms aecia on Urtica.

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