Chaconiaceae
TaxonChaconiaceae
AuthorityCummins & Y.Hirats. (1983)
Type genusChaconia
Type genus authorityJuel (1897)
Subdivision ranksGenera

The Chaconiaceae are a family of rust fungi in the order Pucciniales. The family contained 8 genera and 75 species in 2008.[1] By 2020, there were 8 genera and 84 species.[2]

Most species have a tropical distribution. Maravalia cryptostegiae has been used with success as a biocontrol agent against rubber vine in Australia.[3]

Genera

As accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020;[2]

  1. Ceraceopsora (1)
  2. Chaconia (12)
  3. Goplana (13)
  4. Maravalia (41)
  5. Olivea (8)
  6. Telomapea (1)

Note: the genera Achrotelium and Botryorhiza are now placed in the Zaghouaniaceae.[4]

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. ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:11336/151990
  3. ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal families of the world. Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
  4. ^ Aime, M. C. & McTaggart, A. R. (2021). "A higher-rank classification for rust fungi, with notes on genera". Fungal Systematics and Evolution. 7: 21–47. doi:10.3114/fuse.2021.07.02. PMC 8165960. PMID 34124616