Anthracoideaceae

Anthracoideaceae
Anthracoidea paniceae on Carex panicea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Ustilaginomycetes
Order: Ustilaginales
Family: Anthracoideaceae
Denchev (1997)
Type genus
Anthracoidea
Bref. (1895)
Genera

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Synonyms
  • Cintractiaceae Vánky (2000)
  • Dermatosoraceae Vánky (2001)
  • Farysiaceae Vánky (2001)

The Anthracoideaceae are a family of smut fungi in the order Ustilaginales. Collectively, the family contains 20 genera and 198 species. Anthracoideaceae was circumscribed by the Bulgarian mycologist Cvetomir M. Denchev in 1997.