Multiple choice

Which among the following classes of fungi contains 5 orders and 21 families?

  1. Cystobasidiomycetes

  2. Pucciniomycetes

  3. Classiculomycetes

  4. Atractiellomycetes

  5. Agaricostilbomycetes
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Explanation

The Pucciniomycetes (formerly known as the Urediniomycetes) are a class of fungi in the Pucciniomycotina subdivision of the Basidiomycota. The class contains 5 orders, 21 families, 190 genera, and 8016 species. It includes several important plant pathogens causing forms of fungal rust.

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