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Family of fungi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
| Pucciniaceae | |
|---|---|
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| Puccinia triticina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Pucciniales |
| Family: | Pucciniaceae Chevall. (1826) |
| Type genus | |
| Puccinia Pers. (1794) | |
Genera in the Pucciniaceae (with estimated numbers of species):[2]
Note: the genus Zaghouania Pat. (synonym Cystopsora E.J. Butler) is now placed to the restored family Zaghouaniaceae.[3]
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