Chaconiaceae
| Chaconiaceae | |
|---|---|
| Cytological structures of Botryorhiza hippocrateae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Pucciniales |
| Family: | Chaconiaceae Cummins & Y.Hirats. (1983) |
| Type genus | |
| Chaconia Juel (1897)
| |
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.