The Eballistraceae are a family of smut fungi in the Basidiomycota, class Exobasidiomycetes. This is a monotypic family, containing the single genus Eballistra, species of which have a widespread distribution in tropical regions.[1]

Eballistra
Eballistra oryzae on Oryza sativa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Exobasidiomycetes
Order: Georgefischeriales
Family: Eballistraceae
R. Bauer, Begerow, A. Nagler & Oberw.
Genus: Eballistra
R. Bauer, Begerow, A. Nagler & Oberw.
Species

Eballistra brachiariae
Eballistra lineata
Eballistra oryzae

References

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  1. ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.