Species identification in European rust fungi using urediniospore morphology and molecular barcoding

In this study, 12 species of rust fungi of the genus Milesina (Pucciniastraceae, Pucciniales) from Europe were revised. The investigation combined the analysis of urediniospore morphology and the analysis of barcode loci. Four phylogenetic groups were proposed as new sections within Milesina and a new species Milesina woodwardiana was described.