Chaconiaceae

The Chaconiaceae are a family of rust fungi in the order Pucciniales. The family contained 8 genera and 75 species in 2008.[1] By 2020, there were 8 genera and 84 species.[2]

Chaconiaceae
Cytological structures of "Botryorhiza hippocrateae"
Cytological structures of Botryorhiza hippocrateae
Scientific classification
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Chaconiaceae

Cummins & Y.Hirats. (1983)
Type genus
Chaconia
Juel (1897)

Most species have a tropical distribution. Maravalia cryptostegiae has been used with success as a biocontrol agent against rubber vine in Australia.[3]

Genera

As accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020;[2]

References

  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8.
  3. Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal families of the world. Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.


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