Pucciniomycetes
| Pucciniomycetes | |
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| Aecia of Puccinia sessilis on Arum maculatum leaf | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Subdivision: | Pucciniomycotina |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes R. Bauer, Begerow, J.P. Samp., M. Weiss & Oberw. (2006)[1] |
| Orders | |
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Pachnocybales Platygloeales Pucciniales Septobasidiales | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Pucciniomycetes D.Hawksw., B.Sutton & Ainsw. (1983) | |
Pucciniomycetes (formerly known as Urediniomycetidae) is a diverse
plant pathogenic fungal rusts; the order Pucciniales (formerly Uredinales) is the largest clade in this class, representing approximately 7,000 species.[5]
Pucciniomycetes are cosmopolitan and can be found in both terrestrial and aquatic environments, although aquatic species are poorly understood.[5]
Characteristics
Species in the class Pucciniomycetes develop no
spindle pole bodies. Except for a few species, the basidia, when present, are transversely septate. Mannose is the major cell-wall carbohydrate; glucose, fucose, and rhamnose are the less prevalent neutral sugars; and xylose
is not present.
Taxonomy
The class Pucciniomycetes was first defined as a monophyletic group in 1995. Pucciniomycetes contains rust fungi, the order Septobasidiales, teliospore-forming yeasts, and various species that were once classified as smut or jelly fungi.[5]
References
- S2CID 26613287.
- ^ "Pucciniomycetes R. Bauer, Begerow, J.P. Samp., M. Weiss & Oberw. 2006". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
- S2CID 4686378.
- ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ OCLC 851389244.