Pucciniaceae

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.