Pucciniaceae

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]

Pucciniaceae
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 include:

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

References
  1. 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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