This is a list of the fungus species in the genus Puccinia . Members of this genus are pathogens on all major cereal crop species except rice, and some cause large economic losses. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains about 4000 species. [1] There were an estiamated 3300 species as accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020. [2]
As of 2023 August 17 [update] , the GBIF lists up to 3,259 species, [3] while Species Fungorum lists about 3251 species (with many former species). [4] The Encyclopedia of Life lists 3,192 species. [5] This list is based on the Species Fungorum list in 2023. [4]
Tilletia is a genus of smut fungi in the Tilletiaceae family. Species in this genus are plant pathogens that affect various grasses. Tilletia indica, which causes Karnal bunt of wheat, and Tilletia horrida, responsible for rice kernel smut, are examples of species that affect economically important crops.
Pucciniastrum is a genus of Basidiomycota fungi. Pucciniastrum species, like all rust fungi, are obligate plant parasites.
Maravalia is a genus of rust fungi in the Chaconiaceae family. The widespread genus contains about 35 species that grow on angiosperms.
Chrysomyxa is a genus of rust fungi in the family Coleosporiaceae. The genus, widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, contains about 23 species. Rust fungi in the genus Chrysomyxa occur in boreal forests of the northern hemisphere on Pinaceae,, and most species alternate to angiosperm hosts in the Ericaceae.
Pucciniosira is a genus of rust fungi belonging to the family Pucciniosiraceae.
Uredo is a genus of rust fungi: long considered incertae sedis in the order Pucciniales, but now placed in the family Pucciniaceae. This long-established genus, together with the closely-related Uromyces, give their names to "uredo-type" fungal spore structures such as "urediniospore" and uredinium".
The Sphaerophragmiaceae are a family of rust fungus genera in the order Pucciniales, based on the type genus Sphaerophragmium and placed in the suborder Uredinineae.