Mycotyphaceae
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Family of fungi
| Mycotyphaceae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Mucoromycota |
| Order: | Mucorales |
| Family: | Mycotyphaceae Benny & R.K. Benj. (1985) |
| Type genus | |
| Mycotypha Fenner
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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]
- Mycotypha africana Novak & Backus, 1963[3]
- Mycotypha indica P.M. Kirk & Benny, 1985[4]
- Mycotypha microspora Fenner, 1932 (generic type species)[5]
References
- ↑ Cannon, P. F.; Kirk, P. M. (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 231. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.
- ↑ Benny, Gerald L. (2014). "Mycotypha". https://zygomycetes.org/index.php?id=82.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
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