The Zaghouaniaceae are a family of

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genera, some of which have long been considered ''

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'' in the order Pucciniales, based on the

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'' Zaghouania''. The classification of fungal taxa based on only morphological characteristics has long been recognised as problematical, so this order was reviewed over a long-term study using three

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loci (including type species wherever possible) and published in 2021.Aime MC, McTaggart AR (2021) A higher-rank classification for rust fungi, with notes on genera. ''Fungal Syst. Evol.'' 7: 21–47. (Published online 2020 Nov 13. doi: 10.3114/fuse.2021.07.02; available a
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Genera

In their 2021 review, Aime and McTaggart included the following genera: # ''

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'' Syd. (1928) # '' Blastospora'' Dietel (1908) (sometimes placed in the Mikronegeriaceae) # '' Botryorhiza'' Whetzel &

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(1917) # '' Elateraecium'' M.J.Thirumalachar, F.D.Kern & B.V.Patil, 1966 (= ''Hiratsukamyces'') # '' Hemileia'' Berk. & Broome # '' Mikronegeria'' Dietel (sometimes placed in the Mikronegeriaceae) # '' Zaghouania'' Pat., 1901Patouillard NT (1901) Champignons Algéro-Tunisiens nouveaux ou peu connus. ''Bulletin de la Société Mycologique de France.'' 17: 182-188. (previously placed in the Pucciniaceae; synonym ''Cystopsora'' E.J. Butler) *Note: this family is also likely to include the genus '' Desmosorus'' Ritschel, Oberw. & Berndt.

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q123614251 Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Basidiomycota families Pucciniales