Uredo monstericola | Rusts on Monstera

Taxonomy

Family Pucciniaceae

Uredo monstericola Kern, Thurston & Whetzel

No synonyms

Description

Uredinia hypophyllous, scattered, round, 0.2–0.3 mm diam, urediniospores broadly ellipsoid to obovoid, 19–29 x 29–40 μm, wall colorless, 1.5–2 μm, moderately and prominently echinulate, pores obscure.

Kern FD, Thurston Jr. HW, and Whetzel HH. 1934. Uredinales. Monogr. Univ. Puerto Rico, B 2: 262–303.

Reported hosts

Monstera sp.

Reported distribution

Venezuela

DNA sequences available

No sequences

Comparison to other rusts on Monstera


taxon	shape	color	measurements (μm)
Pseudocerradoa paullula	globose	light yellow-brown	26.6–28.5
Uredo monsterae	ovoid to ellipsoid	hyaline	18–22 x 21–27
Uredo monstericola	ovoid to ellipsoid	hyaline	19–29 x 29–40

References

Kern FD, Thurston Jr. HW, and Whetzel HH. 1934. Uredinales. Monogr. Univ. Puerto Rico, B 2: 262–303.

Notes

Image credit: All images by Megan Romberg USDA-APHIS-PPQ-NIS

label, measurements, and drawing from holotype of Uredo monstericola (BPI 843299)	BPI 843299 leaves with U. monstericola
closeup of U. monstericola uredinia (some covered with a secondary fungus)	urediniospores of U. monstericola
urediniospore of U. monstericola	urediniospore of U. monstericola
urediniospore of U. monstericola	urediniospore of U. monstericola
comparison of urediniospores from L-R, P. paullula, U. monsterae, and U. monstericola; scale bar = 10 μm