Chaconiaceae | |
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Hemileia vastatrix | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
Order: | Pucciniales |
Family: |
Chaconiaceae Cummins & Y.Hirats. (1983) |
Type genus | |
Chaconia Juel (1897) |
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Genera | |
Achrotelium |
Achrotelium
Aplopsora
Botryorhiza
Ceraceopsora
Chaconia
Goplana
Maravalia
Olivea
Telomapea
The Chaconiaceae are a family of rust fungi in the order Pucciniales. The family contains 8 genera and 75 species. Most species have a tropical distribution. Maravalia cryptostegiae has been used with success as a biocontrol agent against rubber vine in Australia.