Fungi are eukaryotes that play essential roles in ecosystems. Among fungi, Basidiomycota is
one of the major phyla with more than 40,000 described species. We review species …

SUMMARY Taxonomy and History: Hemileia vastatrix Berk. and Broome (Basidiomycota,
Pucciniales) was described in 1869 in eastern Africa and Ceylon as the agent of coffee leaf …

The Basidiomycota constitutes a major phylum of the kingdom Fungi and is second in
species numbers to the Ascomycota. The present work provides an overview of all validly …

Abstract Genera of Phytopathogenic Fungi (GOPHY) is introduced as a new series of
publications in order to provide a stable platform for the taxonomy of phytopathogenic fungi …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

The rust fungi (Pucciniales) with 7000+ species comprise one of the largest orders of Fungi,
and one for which taxonomy at all ranks remains problematic. Here we provide a taxonomic …

Host jumping is a process by which pathogens settle in new host groups. It is a cornerstone
in the evolution of pathogens, as it leads to pathogen diversification. It is unsurprising that …

Rust fungi (Pucciniales) are the largest group of plant pathogens and represent one of the
most devastating threats to agricultural crops worldwide. Despite the economic importance …

Plant pathogens have played an important role in weed biological control since the 1970s.
So far, 36 fungal pathogens have been authorized for introduction across 18 countries for …

The rust fungi (Pucciniales) are the most speciose natural group of plant pathogens,
members of which possess the most complex lifecycles in Fungi. How natural selection …