The Pucciniaceae are a family of rust fungi that cause plant diseases, mainly on cereals such as wheat. The family contains over 4900 species: many of them in the type genus Puccinia.
Genera Genera in the Pucciniaceae (with estimated numbers of species):
Allodus (1) Chrysella (1) Chrysocelis (5) Chrysocyclus (3) Chrysopsora (1) Cleptomyces (1) Coleopucciniella (2) Corbulopsora (3) Cumminsiella (8) Endophyllum (43)
Kernella (1) Miyagia (3) Polioma (5) Puccinia (ca. 3300) Ramakrishnania (1) Roestelia (15) Stereostratum (1) Uredo (ca. 780) Uromyces (ca. 1500) Xenostele (4)
Note: the genus Zaghouania (synonym Cystopsora ) is now placed to the restored family Zaghouaniaceae.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 at NCBI)
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