The Sphaerophragmiaceae are a family of
rust fungus
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 ...
genera in the order
Pucciniales
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'', a ...
, based on the
type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus (''genus typica'') is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearin ...
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Sphaerophragmium'' and placed in the suborder
Uredinineae.
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Genera and species
In their 2021 review, Aime and McTaggart[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 a]
NCBI
included two genera, containing the following species:
* '' Austropuccinia'' : monotypic - '' Austropuccinia psidii''
* '' Sphaerophragmium'' containing:GBIF: ''Sphaerophragmium'' Magnus (retrieved 13 December 2023)
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# '' Sphaerophragmium acaciae''
# '' Sphaerophragmium albiziae''
# '' Sphaerophragmium anisothele''
# '' Sphaerophragmium annulatipes''
# '' Sphaerophragmium artabotrydis''
# '' Sphaerophragmium boanense''
# '' Sphaerophragmium chevalieri''
# '' Sphaerophragmium clemensiae''
# '' Sphaerophragmium dalbergiae''
# '' Sphaerophragmium evernium''
# '' Sphaerophragmium fimbriatum''
# '' Sphaerophragmium gabonense''
# '' Sphaerophragmium gerstneri''
# '' Sphaerophragmium guineense''
# '' Sphaerophragmium irregulare''
# '' Sphaerophragmium longicorne''
# '' Sphaerophragmium millettiae''
# '' Sphaerophragmium mucunae''
# '' Sphaerophragmium ornatum''
# '' Sphaerophragmium parkiae''
# '' Sphaerophragmium quadricellulare''
# '' Sphaerophragmium silveirae''
# '' Sphaerophragmium sorghi''
# '' Sphaerophragmium xylopiae''
References
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Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
Basidiomycota families
Pucciniales