See text Arcticomyces Savile, 1959 Exobasidium is a genus of fungi in the family Exobasidiaceae.

The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in northern temperate regions, and contains about 50 species.

[1] Many of the species in this genus are plant pathogens that grow on Ericaceae.

The comprising fungi are parasitic in nature, especially on various heath plants where they cause galls.

[2] This Ustilaginomycotina-related article is a stub.