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Pucciniomycetes

Class

Pucciniomycetes is a diverse class of fungi in the subphylum Pucciniomycotina of phylum Basidiomycota, comprising roughly 8,016 species across 5 orders, 21 families and 190 genera. The class is best known for the rust fungi of order Pucciniales, which account for about 7,000 of its species and include many economically damaging plant pathogens, along with teliospore-forming yeasts and species once classified as smuts or jelly fungi. Members occur worldwide in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, though aquatic representatives remain poorly studied.

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Class 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Coffee Rust, Species
Source Wikidata: Coffee Rust
Puccinia recondita, Species
Source Wikidata: Puccinia recondita
Rust Fungus, Species
Source Wikidata: Rust Fungus
Wheat Stem Rust (Puccinia graminis), Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Puccinia graminis
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ132006, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Pucciniomycetes
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    Pucciniomycetes (formerly known as Urediniomycetidae) is a diverse class of fungi in the subphylum Pucciniomycotina of phylum Basidiomycota.
  • In Group: Fungus Classes, Lead
    Pucciniomycetes (formerly known as Urediniomycetidae) is a diverse class of fungi in the subphylum Pucciniomycotina of phylum Basidiomycota.
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Wikidata: Pucciniomycetes
Wikidata Q132006, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Rust Fungus
Parent Taxon Of: Rust Fungus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q132006 (Pucciniomycetes)View the Source
Wikidata: Coffee Rust
Parent Taxon Of: Coffee Rust, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Puccinia recondita
Parent Taxon Of: Puccinia recondita, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Puccinia graminis
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Wheat Stem Rust (Puccinia graminis), Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Wheat Stem Rust (Puccinia graminis), Taxon record
"class": "Pucciniomycetes"
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