''Trachyspora'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
rust fungi
Rusts are plant diseases caused by pathogenic fungi of the order Pucciniales (previously known as Uredinales).
An estimated 168 rust genera and approximately 7,000 species, more than half of which belong to the genus ''Puccinia'', are currently a ...
in the family
Phragmidiaceae
The Phragmidiaceae are a family of rust fungi in the order Pucciniales. The family contains 14 genera and 164 species.
Genera
*'' Arthuriomyces''
*'' Frommeella''
*''Gerwasia''
*'' Gymnoconia''
*'' Hamaspora''
*'' Joerstadia''
*'' Kuehneola''
*' ...
. The genus, widespread in northern
temperate
In geography, the temperate climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes (23.5° to 66.5° N/S of Equator), which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth. These zones generally have wider temperature ranges throughout t ...
areas, contains six
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
.
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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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