Gymnosporangium huanglongense sp nov from western China

A novel rust species, Gymnosporangium huanglongense, was detected on Juniperus przewalskii in China. This species was characterized by the basal cell of its two-celled teliospores possessing two pores near the septum, and the distal cell possessing either two pores near the septum or occasionally an apical pore and one pore near the septum. It was also separated from other Gymnosporangium species based on analyses of internal transcribed spacer region and LSU rDNA partial gene sequences.