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Pileolariaceae

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Pileolariaceae
Koa rust caused by Atelocauda angustiphyllodia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Pileolariaceae
(Arthur) Cummins & Y.Hirats. (1983)[1]
Type genus
Pileolaria
Castagne (1842)
Genera

Atelocauda
Macalpinia
Pileolaria
Skierka
Uromycladium

The Pileolariaceae are a family of rust fungi in the order Pucciniales. A 2008 estimate places contains 4 genera and 34 species in the family.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Cummins GB, Hiratsuka Y. Illustrated Genera of Rust Fungi (2nd ed.). St. Paul, Minnesota: American Phytopathological Society. p. 14.
  2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
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