Biology:Mycotyphaceae

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Short description: Family of fungi

Mycotyphaceae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Mucoromycota
Order: Mucorales
Family: Mycotyphaceae
Benny & R.K. Benj. (1985)
Type genus
Mycotypha
Fenner

The Mycotyphaceae are a family of fungi in the order Mucorales. Members of this family, rarely reported, are thought to be more common in warmer climates.[1]

Description

Species in this family have sporangiola borne on dehiscent pedicels.

Systematics

The family comprises a single genus with three species:[2]

References

  1. Cannon, P. F.; Kirk, P. M. (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 231. ISBN 0-85199-827-5. 
  2. Benny, Gerald L. (2014). "Mycotypha". https://zygomycetes.org/index.php?id=82. 
  3. Novak, R. O.; Backus, M. P. (1963). "A new species of Mycotypha with a zygosporic stage". Mycologia 55 (6): 790-798. doi:10.1080/00275514.1963.12018071. 
  4. Benny, G. L.; Kirk, P. M.; Samson, R. A. (1985). "Observations on Thamnidiaceae (Mucorales). III. Mycotyphaceae fam. nov. and a re-evaluation of Mycotypha sensu Benny & Benjamin illustrated by two new species". Mycotaxon 22: 119-148. 
  5. Fenner, Ellen Aline (1932). "Mycotypha microspora, a new genus of the Mucoraceae". Mycologia 24 (2): 187-198. doi:10.2307/3753679. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6947241 entry