Chaconiaceae

The Chaconiaceae are a family of rust fungi in the order Pucciniales. The family contains 8 genera and 75 species.[1] Most species have a tropical distribution. Maravalia cryptostegiae has been used with success as a biocontrol agent against rubber vine in Australia.[2]

Chaconiaceae
Cytological structures of Botryorhiza hippocrateae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Pucciniomycetes
Order:
Pucciniales
Family:
Chaconiaceae

Cummins & Y.Hirats. (1983)
Type genus
Chaconia
Juel (1897)
Genera

Achrotelium
Aplopsora
Botryorhiza
Ceraceopsora
Chaconia
Goplana
Maravalia
Olivea
Telomapea

References
  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal families of the world. Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 62. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.


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