Pucciniaceae
Family of fungi
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The Pucciniaceae are a family of rust fungi that cause plant diseases, mainly on cereals such as wheat. The family contains over 4900 species: many of them in the type genus Puccinia.[1]
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| Pucciniaceae | |
|---|---|
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| Puccinia triticina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Pucciniales |
| Family: | Pucciniaceae Chevall. (1826) |
| Type genus | |
| Puccinia Pers. (1794) | |
Genera
Genera in the Pucciniaceae (with estimated numbers of species):[2]
- Allodus Arthur (1)
- Chrysella Syd. (1)
- Chrysocelis Syd. (5)[3]
- Chrysocyclus Syd. (3)
- Chrysopsora Lagerh. (1)
- Cleptomyces Arthur (1)
- Coleopucciniella Hara ex Hirats. (2)
- Corbulopsora Cummins (3)
- Cumminsiella Arthur (8)
- Endophyllum Lév. (43)
- Kernella Thirum. (1)
- Miyagia Miyabe ex Syd. & P. Syd. (3)
- Polioma Arthur (5)
- Puccinia Pers. (ca. 3300)
- Ramakrishnania Ramachar & Bhagyan. (1)
- Roestelia Rebent. (15)
- Stereostratum Magnus (1)
- Uredo Pers. (ca. 780)
- Uromyces (Link) Unger (ca. 1500)
- Xenostele Syd. & P. Syd. (4)
Note: the genus Zaghouania Pat. (synonym Cystopsora E.J. Butler) is now placed to the restored family Zaghouaniaceae.[3]
