Piptocephalidaceae

Piptocephalidaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Fungi
Division:Zoopagomycotina
Order:Zoopagales
Family:Piptocephalidaceae
J.Schröt. (1886)
Type genus
Piptocephalis
de Bary (1865)
Genera

Kuzuhaea
Piptocephalis
Syncephalis

Synonyms

Mucoricola Nieuwl. (1916)

The Piptocephalidaceae are a family of fungi in the Zoopagales order. The family contain contains 3 genera, and 70 species.[1]

  • 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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