genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
rust fungi
Rusts are fungal plant pathogens of the order Pucciniales (previously known as Uredinales) causing plant fungal diseases.
An estimated 168 rust genera and approximately 7,000 species, more than half of which belong to the genus ''Puccinia'', are ...
in the family
Phragmidiaceae
The Phragmidiaceae are a family (biology), family of rust (fungus), rust fungi in the order Pucciniales. The family contains 14 genera and 164 species.
Genera
*''Arthuriomyces''
*''Frommeella''
*''Gerwasia''
*''Gymnoconia''
*''Hamaspora''
*''Joe ...
. The genus is
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...
, containing the single South American species ''Morispora tenella''.