Milesina whitei (Faull) Hirats.
(Shield-fern Rust)

Interactions where Milesina whitei 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 uredium parasitises live Polystichum aculeatum Hard Shield-fern Polypodiales: Dryopteridaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina whitei/Milesina whiteishield-fern rusturedium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Polystichum aculeatum/Polystichum aculeatumhard shield-fernlive
telium telium parasitises live Polystichum setiferum Soft Shield-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 whitei/Milesina whiteishield-fern rusttelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Polystichum setiferum/Polystichum setiferumsoft shield-fernlive
uredium uredium parasitises live Polystichum setiferum Soft Shield-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 whitei/Milesina whiteishield-fern rusturedium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Polystichum setiferum/Polystichum setiferumsoft shield-fernlive

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 whitei (Shield-fern Rust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Milesina whitei (Shield-fern Rust) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMilesina whitei (Shield-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 whitei (Shield-fern Rust)

Milesina whitei (Shield-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 whitei (Shield-fern Rust):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 15 images of Milesina whitei (Shield-fern Rust)

Rare

An apparently uncommon rust with records in north Yorkshire, south Wales and the west country. Probably overlooked.

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