Pucciniaceae |
|
Puccinia triticina |
Scientific classification |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
Order: | Pucciniales |
Family: | Pucciniaceae Chevall. (1826) |
Type genus |
Puccinia |
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 include:
References
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 577. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
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