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Piptocephalidaceae

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Family of fungi

Piptocephalidaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Zoopagomycota
Class: Zoopagomycetes
Family: Piptocephalidaceae
J.Schröt. (1886)
Type genus
Piptocephalis
de Bary (1865)
Genera

Kuzuhaea
Piptocephalis
Syncephalis

Synonyms

Mucoricola Nieuwl. (1916)

Piptocephalis

The Piptocephalidaceae are a family of fungi in the Zoopagales order. The family contain contains 3 genera, and 70 species.

  • Kuzuhaea (1 sp.) haustorial parasite of fungi (mostly of Mucorales spp.)
  • Piptocephalis (25 spp.) haustorial parasite of fungi (mostly of Mucorales spp.)
  • Syncephalis (61 spp.) haustorial parasite of fungi (mostly of Mortierellales and Mucorales spp.)

References

  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 538. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

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Taxon identifiers
Piptocephalidaceae


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