Aecidium
| Aecidium | |
|---|---|
| Aecidium magellanicum growing on the bush Berberis microphylla | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Pucciniales |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Aecidium |
| Type species | |
| Aecidium berberidis | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Hypodermium subgen. Aecidium (Pers.) Link (1816) | |
Aecidium is a genus of rust fungi in the order Pucciniales.
The widespread genus was estimated to contain about 600 species in 2008. As of 27 August 2023, the GBIF lists up to 947 species, while Species Fungorum lists about 816 species (out of 1251 records). About 800 species are accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020.