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Genus of fungi

Achrotelium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Zaghouaniaceae
Genus: Achrotelium
Syd. (1928)
Type species
Achrotelium ichnocarpi
Syd. (1928)
Species

A. hemidesmi
A. ichnocarpi
A. lucumae
A. rhodesicum
A. urerae

Achrotelium is a genus of rust fungi in family Zaghouaniaceae. The genus, previously placed in the Chaconiaceae, contains five species that are found in the USA, Philippines, India, and Zimbabwe.

References

  1. Aime, M. C.; McTaggart, A. R. (2021). "A higher-rank classification for rust fungi, with notes on genera". Fungal Systematics and Evolution. 7: 21–47. doi:10.3114/fuse.2021.07.02. PMC 8165960. PMID 34124616.
  2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

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Taxon identifiers
Achrotelium
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