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

Aecidium
Aecidium magellanicum growing on the bush Berberis microphylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Aecidium
Type species
Aecidium berberidis
Pers. ex J.F.Gmel. (1792)
Synonyms[1]

Hypodermium subgen. Aecidium (Pers.) Link (1816)
Symperidium Klotzsch (1843)

The widespread genus was estimated to contain about 600 species in 2008.[2] As of 27 August 2023, 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]

Model of Aecidium berberidis, Botanical Museum Greifswald

Existence and occurrences

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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]

Selected species

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References

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  1. ^ "Aecidium Pers. 1796". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
  2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. ^ "Aecidium Pers". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Species Fungorum - Search Page - Aecidium". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  5. ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:11336/151990.
  6. ^ "Aecidium Pers". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
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