Sphaerophragmiaceae Explained

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.

Genera and species

In their 2021 review, Aime and McTaggart^[1] included two genera, containing the following species:^[2]

• Austropuccinia : monotypic - Austropuccinia psidii
• Sphaerophragmium containing:^[3]

1. Sphaerophragmium acaciae
2. Sphaerophragmium albiziae
3. Sphaerophragmium anisothele
4. Sphaerophragmium annulatipes
5. Sphaerophragmium artabotrydis
6. Sphaerophragmium boanense
7. Sphaerophragmium chevalieri
8. Sphaerophragmium clemensiae
9. Sphaerophragmium dalbergiae
10. Sphaerophragmium evernium
11. Sphaerophragmium fimbriatum
12. Sphaerophragmium gabonense
13. Sphaerophragmium gerstneri
14. Sphaerophragmium guineense
15. Sphaerophragmium irregulare
16. Sphaerophragmium longicorne
17. Sphaerophragmium millettiae
18. Sphaerophragmium mucunae
19. Sphaerophragmium ornatum
20. Sphaerophragmium parkiae
21. Sphaerophragmium quadricellulare
22. Sphaerophragmium silveirae
23. Sphaerophragmium sorghi
24. Sphaerophragmium xylopiae

Notes and References

1. Aime MC, McTaggart AR (2021) A higher-rank classification for rust fungi, with notes on genera. Fungal Syst. Evol. 7: 21–47. (Published online 2020 Nov 13. doi: 10.3114/fuse.2021.07.02; available at NCBI)
2. https://www.gbif.org/species/3283280 GBIF: Sphaerophragmiaceae (retrieved 13 December 2023)
3. https://www.gbif.org/species/2517012 GBIF: Sphaerophragmium Magnus (retrieved 13 December 2023)