Aecidium Explained

Aecidium is a genus of rust fungi in the order Pucciniales.

The widespread genus was estimated to contain about 600 species in 2008., the GBIF lists up to 947 species,[1] while Species Fungorum lists about 816 species (out of 1251 records).[2] About 800 species are accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020.[3]

Existence and occurrences

There have been 11737 occurrences of Aecidium. Though the genus can be found globally, it has been predominantly found in the USA and Europe.[4]

Selected species

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aecidium Pers. . www.gbif.org . 27 August 2023 . en.
  2. Web site: Species Fungorum - Search Page - Aecidium . www.speciesfungorum.org . 27 August 2023.
  3. 6 . Wijayawardene . Nalin . Hyde . Kevin . Laith Khalil Tawfeeq . Al-Ani . Somayeh . Dolatabadi . Stadler . Marc . Haelewaters . Danny . Tsurykau . Andrei . Mesic . Armin . Navathe . Sudhir . Papp . Viktor . Oliveira Fiuza . Patrícia . Vázquez . Víctor . Gautam . Ajay . Becerra . Alejandra G. . Ekanayaka . Anusha . K. C. . Rajeshkumar . Bezerra . Jadson . Matočec . Neven . Maharachchikumbura . Sajeewa . Suetrong . Satinee . 2020 . Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa . Mycosphere . 11 . 1060–1456 . 10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8 . free. 11336/151990 . free .
  4. Web site: Aecidium Pers. . 2022-11-19 . www.gbif.org . en.