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) |
Aecidium is a genus of rust fungi in the order Pucciniales.
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]
There have been 11737 occurrences of Aecidium. Though the genus can be found globally, it has been predominantly found in the USA and Europe. [6]