Rogerpetersonia Aime & McTaggart, gen. nov.
MycoBank number: MB 836606; Index Fungorum number: IF 836606; Facesoffungi number: FoF;
Type species: Rogerpetersonia torreyae (Bonar) Aime & McTaggart, this paper.
Etymology: In honour of Roger Peterson, botanist, ecologist, mycologist and plant pathologist, who pioneered studies on Southern Hemisphere conifer rusts.
Diagnosis: Differs from all other rust fungi in forming gametothalli on Taxaceae (Torreya).
Description: With the characteristics of Rogerpetersonia torreyae.
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