Exobasidiaceae

{{Short description|Family of fungi}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Exobasidium rhododendri 54465.jpg

| image_caption = Exobasidium rhododendri parasitizing Rhododendron hirsutum

| taxon = Exobasidiaceae

| authority = J. Schröt.

| type_genus = Exobasidium

| type_genus_authority = Woronin

| subdivision_ranks = Genera

| subdivision = Austrobasidium

Endobasidium

Exobasidium

Laurobasidium

Muribasidiospora

}}

The Exobasidiaceae are a family of fungi in the division Basidiomycota, order Exobasidiales. The family contains 5 genera and 56 species.{{cite book |vauthors=Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA |title=Dictionary of the Fungi. |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryfungit00kirk |url-access=limited |edition=10th |publisher=CABI |location=Wallingford |year=2008|page=[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryfungit00kirk/page/n261 251]|isbn=978-0-85199-826-8}} Species in the family have a widespread distribution, especially in temperate areas. Members of the Exobasidiaceae are plant pathogens that grow on the leaves of plants, especially those in the family Ericaceae.{{cite book |vauthors=Cannon PF, Kirk PM |title=Fungal Families of the World |publisher=CABI|location=Wallingford |year=2007 |page=124 |isbn=978-0-85199-827-5}}