Choanephoraceae
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| Choanephoraceae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Zygomycota |
| Class: | Mucoromycotina |
| Order: | Mucorales |
| Family: | Choanephoraceae J.Schröt. (1894) |
| Type genus | |
| Choanephora Curr. (1873) |
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| Genera | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Gilbertellaceae Benny (1991) |
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The Choanephoraceae are a family of fungi in the order Mucorales. Members of this family are found mostly in the tropics or subtropics, and only rarely in temperate zones.[2] The family currently includes species formerly classified in the family Gilbertellaceae.
Description [edit]
In this family, the sporangia and sporangiola borne on separate and distinct sporangiophores. Zygospores are striate, and borne on apposed or tongue-like suspensors.
References [edit]
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM. (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 68. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.
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