Achrotelium

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

Last updated February 01, 2026

Achrotelium is a genus of rust fungi in family Zaghouaniaceae.^[1] The genus, previously placed in the Chaconiaceae, contains five species that are found in the USA, Philippines, India, and Zimbabwe.^[2]

References

↑ 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.
↑ 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.

External links

Achrotelium in Index Fungorum

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[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.

[Kirk2008-2] 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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