Puccinia
Puccinia:- Classification:- Kingdom - Myceteae Division - Amastigomycota Sub-division - Basidiomycotina Class - Basidiomycetes Sub-class - Teliomycetidae Order - Uredinales Family - Pucciniaceae Genus - Puccinia Common Names:- Rust fungi Order - Uredinales:- > All the members of this order are called Rust fungi. > All fungi of this genus are obligate parasites. > On the basis of the number of hosts, they are of two types:- i. Monogenetic:- When the parasite completes its life cycle on only one host. ii. Digenetic:- When the parasite completes its life cycle on two hosts. > Depending on the type of mycelium, the host is of...