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Cryptobasidiaceae

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Cryptobasidiaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Exobasidiomycetes
Order: Exobasidiales
Family: Cryptobasidiaceae
Malençon ex Donk
Type genus
Cryptobasidium
Lendn.
Genera

Botryoconis
Clinoconidium
Coniodictyum
Cryptobasidium
Drepanoconis

The Cryptobasidiaceae are a family of fungi in the Basidiomycota, Exobasidiales order. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, especially in neotropical areas. Members of the Cryptobasidiaceae are plant pathogens that grow parasitically on the leaves, stems and fruits of plants, especially those in the family Lauraceae.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. pp. 92–93. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.