Gymnoconia nitens

Gymnoconia nitens
	Gymnoconia nitens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Pucciniomycetes
Order:	Pucciniales
Family:	Phragmidiaceae
Genus:	Gymnoconia
Species:	G. nitens
Binomial name
	Gymnoconia nitens; (Schwein.) F.Kern & Thurst. (1929)
Synonyms
	Aecidium nitens Schwein. (1822); Caeoma nitens (Schwein.) (1890); Kunkelia nitens (Schwein.) Arthur (1917)

Gymnoconia nitens is a species of rust fungus in the Phragmidiaceae family. It is a plant pathogen, and causes orange rust on various berries. The species was originally described in 1822 by mycologist Lewis David de Schweinitz as Aecidium luminatum.^[1]

References[edit]

^ "Aecidium nitens Schwein. 1822". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-07-10.

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