Pucciniaceae

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Pucciniaceae
Puccinia triticina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Subdivision: Pucciniomycotina
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Pucciniaceae
Chevall.
Type genus
Puccinia
Pers.
Genera

Chrysella
Chrysocyclus
Chrysopsora
Cleptomyces
Coleopucciniella
Corbulopsora
Cumminsiella
Cystopsora
Endophyllum
Gymnosporangium
Kernella
Miyagia
Polioma
Puccinia
Ramakrishnania
Roestelia
Stereostratum
Uromyces
Xenostele
Zaghouania

The Pucciniaceae are a family of rust fungi that cause plant diseases, mainly on cereals such as wheat. The family contains 20 genera and over 4900 species.[1]

Genera

Genera in the Pucciniaceae family include:

References

  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi. (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 577. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. 

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