Milesina carpatorum Hyl., Jørst. & Nannf.
(Male Fern Rust)

Interactions where Milesina carpatorum 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 telium causes spots on live leaf Dryopteris filix-mas Common Male Fern, Male-fern Polypodiales: Dryopteridaceae 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
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina carpatorum/Milesina carpatorummale fern rusttelium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Dryopteris filix-mas/Dryopteris filix-mascommon male fern, male-fernliveleaf
uredium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous uredium is saprobic on wet, dead leaf Dryopteris filix-mas Common Male Fern, Male-fern Polypodiales: Dryopteridaceae 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
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina carpatorum/Milesina carpatorummale fern rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Dryopteris filix-mas/Dryopteris filix-mascommon male fern, male-fernwet, deadleaf

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

Milesina carpatorum (Male Fern Rust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Milesina carpatorum (Male Fern Rust) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMilesina carpatorum (Male Fern Rust)
GenusMilesina (a genus of fern rusts)
FamilyPUCCINIASTRACEAE (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 Milesina carpatorum (Male Fern Rust)

Milesina carpatorum (Male Fern Rust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Milesina carpatorum (Male Fern Rust):

Rare

VU/D2

Southern England, possibly overlooked elsewhere. Only found after searching for - most of the records are from a single recorder.

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