The Serendipitaceae are a family of fungi in the order Sebacinales. Species do not produce visible basidiocarps (fruit bodies), but form septate basidia on thin, trailing hyphae. Species are mycorrhizal, forming associations with a wide range of plants.[1][2] Most species have only been detected through environmental DNA sampling or laboratory cultures. The family currently contains the single genus Serendipita.[2]

Serendipitaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Sebacinales
Family: Serendipitaceae
M. Weiß, Waller, A. Zuccaro & Selosse (2016)
Genera

Serendipita

References edit

  1. ^ Vohník, M; Pánek, M; Fehrer, J; Selosse, Marc‐André (2016). "Experimental evidence of ericoid mycorrhizal potential within Serendipitaceae (Sebacinales)". Mycorrhiza. 26 (8): 831–846. doi:10.1007/s00572-016-0717-0.
  2. ^ a b Weiß, Michael; Waller, Frank; Zuccaro, Alga; Selosse, Marc‐André (July 2016). "Sebacinales – one thousand and one interactions with land plants". New Phytologist. 211 (1): 20–40. doi:10.1111/nph.13977.