Exobasidiaceae

The Exobasidiaceae are a family of fungi in the division Basidiomycota, order Exobasidiales. The family contains 5 genera and 56 species.[1] Species in the family have a widespread distribution, especially in temperate areas. Members of the Exobasidiaceae are plant pathogens that grow on the leaves of plants, especially those in the family Ericaceae.[2]

Exobasidiaceae
Exobasidium rhododendri parasitizing Rhododendron hirsutum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Exobasidiomycetes
Order: Exobasidiales
Family: Exobasidiaceae
J. Schröt.
Type genus
Exobasidium
Genera

Austrobasidium
Endobasidium
Exobasidium
Laurobasidium
Muribasidiospora

References
  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 124. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.


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