''Trachyspora'' is a
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, widespread in northern
temperate
In geography, the temperate climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes (approximately 23.5° to 66.5° N/S of the Equator), which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth. These zones generally have wider temperature ran ...
areas, contains six
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
.
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References
External links
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Pucciniales
Taxa named by Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel
Taxa described in 1861
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