Melampsora (Noun)
Meaning
Rusts having sessile one-celled teliospores in a single layer.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Melampsora is a genus of rust fungi characterized by having sessile one-celled teliospores in a single layer.
- Melampsora teliospores often germinate promptly and do not form a sterile cover or compact layer over the surface of the spore.
- Species within the genus Melampsora cause disease on plants including the black poplar, poplar, and cottonwood trees.
- A defining feature of Melampsora species is their teliospores that occur in a single layer, either directly on the surface or on a stroma of the host.
- Some researchers group Melampsora into two main sections, those that are morphologically simple and those with morphologically complex sori.