New publication on rust fungi

In a recently published study resulting from GBOL phase I, a hitherto from Europe unknown rust fungus of the genus Coleosporium was detected in Germany and Switzerland on the giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea), an invasive neophyte from North America. The rust fungus was then also found on the indigenous European goldenrod S. virgaurea. For the identification, the authors used DNA barcodes from the German Barcode of Life project and an investigation of neomycetes in Switzerland.