Melampsora laricis-pentandrae Kleb.
(a rust fungus)

Interactions where Melampsora laricis-pentandrae 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
		uredium parasitises live leaf			Salix pentandra	Bay Willow	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	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/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora laricis-pentandrae/	Melampsora laricis-pentandrae	a rust fungus			uredium		Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix pentandra/	Salix pentandra	bay willow		live	leaf
(hypophyllous)		hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf			Salix pentandra	Bay Willow	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	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/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora laricis-pentandrae/	Melampsora laricis-pentandrae	a rust fungus		hypophyllous	telium		Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix pentandra/	Salix pentandra	bay willow		live	leaf
		uredium parasitises live leaf			Salix pentandra x euxina x alba = S. x meyeriana	shiny-leaved willow	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	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/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora laricis-pentandrae/	Melampsora laricis-pentandrae	a rust fungus			uredium		Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix pentandra x euxina x alba = S. x meyeriana/	Salix pentandra x euxina x alba = S. x meyeriana	shiny-leaved willow		live	leaf
(hypophyllous)		hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf			Salix pentandra x euxina x alba = S. x meyeriana	shiny-leaved willow	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	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/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora laricis-pentandrae/	Melampsora laricis-pentandrae	a rust fungus		hypophyllous	telium		Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix pentandra x euxina x alba = S. x meyeriana/	Salix pentandra x euxina x alba = S. x meyeriana	shiny-leaved willow		live	leaf

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Melampsora laricis-pentandrae (a rust fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Melampsora laricis-pentandrae (a rust fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Melampsora
(a genus of rust fungi)

PUCCINIALES
(rust fungi)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Melampsora laricis-pentandrae (a rust fungus)
Genus	Melampsora (a genus of rust fungi)
Family	MELAMPSORACEAE (a family of rust fungi)
Order	PUCCINIALES (rust fungi)
Class	PUCCINIOMYCETES (rust fungi etc)
Subphylum	PUCCINIOMYCOTINA (rust fungi etc)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Melampsora laricis-pentandrae is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Pucciniomycetes)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Melampsora laricis-pentandrae (a rust fungus)

Melampsora laricis-pentandrae (a rust fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

PUCCINIALES
(rust fungi)

PUCCINIOMYCETES
(rust fungi etc)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Melampsora laricis-pentandrae (a rust fungus):

Melampsora
(a genus of rust fungi)

PUCCINIALES
(rust fungi)

PUCCINIOMYCETES
(rust fungi etc)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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