Aecidium
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For the fungal anatomical structure, see Aecidium (fungal anatomy).
Aecidium is a genus of rust fungi in the order Pucciniales.
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Aecidium | |
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Aecidium magellanicum growing on the bush Berberis microphylla | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
Order: | Pucciniales |
Family: | incertae sedis |
Genus: | Aecidium |
Type species | |
Aecidium berberidis | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Hypodermium subgen. Aecidium (Pers.) Link (1816) |
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The widespread genus was estimated to contain about 600 species in 2008.[2] As of 27 August 2023[update], the GBIF lists up to 947 species,[3] while Species Fungorum lists about 816 species (out of 1251 records).[4] About 800 species are accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020.[5]
Main article: List of Aecidium species