The Saksenaeaceae are a family of fungi in the order Mucorales. It was circumscribed in 1974 by J.J. Ellis and Clifford Hesseltine.[1]
Saksenaeaceae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Mucoromycota |
Order: | Mucorales |
Family: | Saksenaeaceae Hesselt. & J.J.Ellis (1974) |
Type genus | |
Saksenaea S.B.Saksena (1953)
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Genera | |
Description edit
This family is characterized by having sporangia that are lageniform and columellate. Zygospores are unknown.
References edit
- ^ Ellis JJ, Hesseltine CW (1974). "Two new families of Mucorales". Mycologia. 66 (1): 87–95. doi:10.2307/3758456.
External links edit
- Data related to Saksenaeaceae at Wikispecies