Pucciniaceae

 ( Fungal Plant Pathogens And Diseases ) 

The Pucciniaceae are a family of rust fungi that cause plant diseases, mainly on such as wheat. The family contains over 4900 species: many of them in the type genus Puccinia.

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Genera Genera in the Pucciniaceae (with estimated numbers of species):

• Allodus (1)
• Chrysella (1)
• Chrysocelis (5)
• Chrysocyclus (3)
• Chrysopsora (1)
• Cleptomyces (1)
• Coleopucciniella (2)
• Corbulopsora (3)
• Cumminsiella (8)
• Endophyllum (43)

• Kernella (1)
• Miyagia (3)
• Polioma (5)
• Puccinia (ca. 3300)
• Ramakrishnania (1)
• Roestelia (15)
• Stereostratum (1)
• Uredo (ca. 780)
• Uromyces (ca. 1500)
• Xenostele (4)

Note: the genus Zaghouania (synonym Cystopsora ) is now placed to the restored family Zaghouaniaceae.Aime MC, McTaggart AR (2021) A higher-rank classification for rust fungi, with notes on genera. Fungal Syst. Evol. 7: 21–47. (Published online 2020 Nov 13. doi: 10.3114/fuse.2021.07.02 available at NCBI)

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