- Source: Chaconiaceae
The Chaconiaceae are a family of rust fungi in the order Pucciniales. The family contained 8 genera and 75 species in 2008. By 2020, there were 8 genera and 84 species.
Most species have a tropical distribution. Maravalia cryptostegiae has been used with success as a biocontrol agent against rubber vine in Australia.
Genera
As accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020;
Ceraceopsora Kakish., T. Sato & S. Sato (1)
Chaconia Juel (12)
Goplana Racib. (13)
Maravalia Arthur (41)
Olivea Arthur (8)
Telomapea G.F. Laundon (1)
Note: the genera Achrotelium Syd. and Botryorhiza Whetzel & Olive are now placed in the Zaghouaniaceae.
References
External links
Chaconiaceae in MycoBank.