The Coleosporiaceae are a family of rust fungi in the order Pucciniales. The family contains 6 genera and 131 species.[1] It was updated in 2020, to 7 genera and 173 species.[2]

Coleosporiaceae
Chrysomyxa ledicola as "orange goo" in Kivalina, Alaska
Chrysomyxa ledicola as "orange goo" in Kivalina, Alaska
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Coleosporiaceae
Dietel (1900)
Type genus
Coleosporium
Lév. (1847)

Genera

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

References

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  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. ^ a b 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:10481/61998.