Brachybasidiaceae
Encyclopedia
The Brachybasidiaceae are a family
of fungi in the Basidiomycota
, Exobasidiales
order. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, especially in tropical and temperate
regions of the world. Members of the Brachybasidiaceae are plant pathogens that grow on the leaves of plants such as palms
, grasses, sedges, and spiderwort
species.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of fungi in the Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota is one of two large phyla that, together with the Ascomycota, comprise the subkingdom Dikarya within the Kingdom Fungi...
, Exobasidiales
Exobasidiales
The Exobasidiales are an order of fungi in the class Exobasidiomycetes. The order consists of four families as well as one genus, Cladosterigma, not assigned to any family....
order. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, especially in tropical and temperate
Temperate
In geography, temperate or tepid latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. The changes in these regions between summer and winter are generally relatively moderate, rather than extreme hot or cold...
regions of the world. Members of the Brachybasidiaceae are plant pathogens that grow on the leaves of plants such as palms
Arecaceae
Arecaceae or Palmae , are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the monocot order Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known genera with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates...
, grasses, sedges, and spiderwort
Commelinaceae
Commelinaceae is a family of flowering plants. In less formal contexts, the group is referred to as the dayflower family or spiderwort family. It is one of five families in the order Commelinales and by far the largest of these with an estimated 650 species in 40 genera. Well known genera include...
species.