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Mycotyphaceae

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Mycotyphaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Mucoromycota
Class: Mucoromycetes
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". Zygomycetes.org. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  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.