PARASITIC FUNGI OF THE QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS

Fifty-six species, subspecies, and varieties of parasites are recorded from 23 locations, most from Isachsen in Ellef Ringnes I., Jacobsen-McGill Base in western Axel Heiberg I., and Hazen Camp in northern Ellesmere I. Previously published reports are assembled. Climatology and biogeography, as they...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Botany
Main Authors: Savile, D. B. O., Parmelee, J. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1964
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b64-065
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b64-065
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Summary:Fifty-six species, subspecies, and varieties of parasites are recorded from 23 locations, most from Isachsen in Ellef Ringnes I., Jacobsen-McGill Base in western Axel Heiberg I., and Hazen Camp in northern Ellesmere I. Previously published reports are assembled. Climatology and biogeography, as they relate to the fungi, are briefly discussed. Puccinia poae-nemoralis ssp. hyparctica Savile, Ustilentyloma pleuropogonis Savile (sp. et gen. nov., Ustilaginaceae), and Mycosphaerella oxyriae Savile are named. Clasterosporium caricinum and Columnophora rhytismatis are newly reported from the arctic.