A family of parasitic rust fungi that includes the genus Coleosporium and related organisms causing plant diseases.
From Coleosporium + '-aceae' (family suffix in botanical Latin). This taxonomic family name follows international binomial nomenclature rules for fungal classification.
The Coleosporium family members are among the most host-specific parasites on Earth—some species infect only a single plant species, showing how evolution creates hyperspecialized relationships between fungus and plant!
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