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Physoderma
Sign in to savePhysoderma is a genus of chytrid fungi. Described by German botanist Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wallroth in 1833, the genus contains some species that are parasitic on vascular plants, including P. alfalfae and P. maydis, causative agents of crown wart of alfalfa and brown spot of corn, respectively. Of the chytrid genera, Physoderma is the oldest. However, species were confused with the rust fungi, the genus Synchytrium, and the genus Protomyces of Ascomycota. Members of Physoderma are obligate parasites of pteridophytes and angiosperms. There are approximately 80 species within this ge
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBlastocladiomycota
- ClassBlastocladiomycetes
- OrderPhysodermatales
- FamilyPhysodermataceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 391
- With media
- 221
- Family
- Physodermataceae
- Collections
- MICH, NY, NEB
- Recorded in
- India, Argentina, Poland, United States, Germany
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Physodermataceae
- Image
- Physoderma maydis.jpg
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- taxon name
- Physoderma
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Physoderma maculare
- taxon author citation
- Wallr.
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