Chaconiaceae
Family of fungi
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The Chaconiaceae are a family of rust fungi in the order Pucciniales. The family contained 8 genera and 75 species in 2008.[1] By 2020, there were 8 genera and 84 species.[2]
Division:Basidiomycota
Class:Pucciniomycetes
Order:Pucciniales
Family:Chaconiaceae
Cummins & Y.Hirats. (1983)
Cummins & Y.Hirats. (1983)
| Chaconiaceae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Cytological structures of Botryorhiza hippocrateae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Pucciniales |
| Family: | Chaconiaceae Cummins & Y.Hirats. (1983) |
| Type genus | |
| Chaconia Juel (1897) | |
Most species have a tropical distribution. Maravalia cryptostegiae has been used with success as a biocontrol agent against rubber vine in Australia.[3]
Genera
As accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020;[2]
- Ceraceopsora Kakish., T. Sato & S. Sato (1)
- Chaconia Juel (12)
- Goplana Racib. (13)
- Maravalia Arthur (41)
- Olivea Arthur (8)
- Telomapea G.F. Laundon (1)
Note: the genera Achrotelium Syd. and Botryorhiza Whetzel & Olive are now placed in the Zaghouaniaceae.[4]
