Abstract
A rust species ofRoestelia onSorbus collected in China is newly described asR. echinulata. This species is morphologically different from the otherRoestelia spp. and aecial stages ofGymnosporangium species in surface structures of aeciospores and peridial cells.
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Contribution No. 141, Laboratory of Plant Pathology and Mycology, Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Tsukuba.
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Lee, S.K., Kakishima, M. & Zhuang, Jy. A new rust species ofRoestelia onSorbus collected in China. Mycoscience 40, 437–440 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02464399
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