Tilletiariaceae

Tilletiariaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Subphylum: Ustilaginomycotina
Class: Exobasidiomycetes
Order: Georgefischeriales
Family: Tilletiariaceae
R.T. Moore
Type genus
Tilletiaria
Bandoni & B.N. Johri
Genera

Phragmotaenium
Tilletiaria
Tolyposporella

The Tilletiariaceae are a family of smut fungi in the Basidiomycota, class Exobasidiomycetes. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, and typically grow biotrophically in the leaves and flowers of various grasses.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Cannon PF, Kirk PM. (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. pp. 353–54. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.
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