Milesina kriegeriana (Magnus) Magnus
(a fern rust)

Interactions where Milesina kriegeriana 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 (hypophyllous, two irregular rows) hypophyllous, two irregular rows aecium parasitises locally yellowed needle Abies alba European Silver-fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rusthypophyllous, two irregular rowsaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies alba/Abies albaeuropean silver-firlocally yellowedneedle (6-9)
pycnium pycnium parasitises needle Abies alba European Silver-fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies alba/Abies albaeuropean silver-firneedle
aecium (hypophyllous, two irregular rows) hypophyllous, two irregular rows aecium parasitises locally yellowed needle Abies cephalonica Greek Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rusthypophyllous, two irregular rowsaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies cephalonica/Abies cephalonicaGreek firlocally yellowedneedle (6-9)
pycnium pycnium parasitises needle Abies cephalonica Greek Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies cephalonica/Abies cephalonicaGreek firneedle
aecium (hypophyllous, two irregular rows) hypophyllous, two irregular rows aecium parasitises locally yellowed needle Abies grandis Giant Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rusthypophyllous, two irregular rowsaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies grandis/Abies grandisgiant firlocally yellowedneedle (6-9)
pycnium pycnium parasitises needle Abies grandis Giant Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies grandis/Abies grandisgiant firneedle
aecium (hypophyllous, two irregular rows) hypophyllous, two irregular rows aecium parasitises locally yellowed needle Abies nordmanniana Caucasian Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rusthypophyllous, two irregular rowsaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies nordmanniana/Abies nordmannianaCaucasian firlocally yellowedneedle (6-9)
pycnium pycnium parasitises needle Abies nordmanniana Caucasian Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies nordmanniana/Abies nordmannianaCaucasian firneedle
telium telium causes spots on live leaf Rare Athyrium filix-femina Lady Fern, Lady-fern Polypodiales: Athyriaceae 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 kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rusttelium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Athyriaceae/Athyrium filix-femina/Athyrium filix-feminalady fern, lady-fernliveleafRare
uredium (hypophyllous, sunken, opening by a pore) hypophyllous, sunken, opening by a pore uredium is saprobic on wet, dead leaf Rare Athyrium filix-femina Lady Fern, Lady-fern Polypodiales: Athyriaceae 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 kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rusthypophyllous, sunken, opening by a poreuredium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Athyriaceae/Athyrium filix-femina/Athyrium filix-feminalady fern, lady-fernwet, deadleafRare
telium telium causes spots on live leaf Dryopteris affinis ssp affinis a buckler-fern Polypodiales: Dryopteridaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rusttelium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Dryopteris affinis subsp. affinis/Dryopteris affinis subsp. affinisa buckler-fernliveleaf
uredium (hypophyllous, sunken, opening by a pore) hypophyllous, sunken, opening by a pore uredium is saprobic on wet, dead leaf Dryopteris affinis ssp affinis a buckler-fern Polypodiales: Dryopteridaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rusthypophyllous, sunken, opening by a poreuredium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Dryopteris affinis subsp. affinis/Dryopteris affinis subsp. affinisa buckler-fernwet, deadleaf
telium telium causes spots on live leaf Dryopteris carthusiana Narrow Buckler-fern Polypodiales: Dryopteridaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rusttelium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Dryopteris carthusiana/Dryopteris carthusiananarrow buckler-fernliveleaf
uredium (hypophyllous, sunken, opening by a pore) hypophyllous, sunken, opening by a pore uredium is saprobic on wet, dead leaf Dryopteris carthusiana Narrow Buckler-fern Polypodiales: Dryopteridaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rusthypophyllous, sunken, opening by a poreuredium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Dryopteris carthusiana/Dryopteris carthusiananarrow buckler-fernwet, deadleaf
telium telium causes spots on live leaf Dryopteris dilatata Broad Buckler-fern Polypodiales: Dryopteridaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rusttelium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Dryopteris dilatata/Dryopteris dilatatabroad buckler-fernliveleaf
uredium (hypophyllous, sunken, opening by a pore) hypophyllous, sunken, opening by a pore uredium is saprobic on wet, dead leaf Dryopteris dilatata Broad Buckler-fern Polypodiales: Dryopteridaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rusthypophyllous, sunken, opening by a poreuredium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Dryopteris dilatata/Dryopteris dilatatabroad buckler-fernwet, deadleaf
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
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rusttelium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Dryopteris filix-mas/Dryopteris filix-mascommon male fern, male-fernliveleaf
uredium (hypophyllous, sunken, opening by a pore) hypophyllous, sunken, opening by a pore 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
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rusthypophyllous, sunken, opening by a poreuredium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Dryopteris filix-mas/Dryopteris filix-mascommon male fern, male-fernwet, deadleaf
telium telium causes spots on live leaf Rare Polystichum aculeatum Hard Shield-fern Polypodiales: Dryopteridaceae 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 kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rusttelium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Polystichum aculeatum/Polystichum aculeatumhard shield-fernliveleafRare
uredium (hypophyllous, sunken, opening by a pore) hypophyllous, sunken, opening by a pore uredium is saprobic on wet, dead leaf Rare Polystichum aculeatum Hard Shield-fern Polypodiales: Dryopteridaceae 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 kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rusthypophyllous, sunken, opening by a poreuredium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Polystichum aculeatum/Polystichum aculeatumhard shield-fernwet, deadleafRare

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 kriegeriana (a fern rust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Milesina kriegeriana (a fern rust) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMilesina kriegeriana (a 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 kriegeriana (a fern rust)

Milesina kriegeriana (a 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 kriegeriana (a fern rust):

Widespread and common in England (especially the south-east and north) and Wales. Occasional records from Scotland and Ireland.

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