Leotiaceae
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| Leotiaceae | |
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| Leotia viscosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Leotiales |
| Family: | Leotiaceae Corda (1842) |
| Type genus | |
| Leotia Pers (1794) |
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| Genera | |
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Alatospora |
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The Leotiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Leotiales. Species in this family are saprobic, and have a wide distribution, especially in temperate regions.[1] The family contains 7 genera and 34 species.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM. (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp. 185–86. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 369. ISBN 9780851998268.
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