| Mycotyphaceae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Mucoromycota |
| Class: | Mucoromycetes |
| Order: | Mucorales |
| Family: | Mycotyphaceae Benny & R.K. Benj. (1985) |
| Type genus | |
| Mycotypha Fenner | |
The Mycotyphaceae are a family of fungi in the order Mucorales. Members of this family, rarely reported, are thought to be more common in warmer climates.
Description
Species in this family have sporangiola borne on dehiscent pedicels.
Systematics
The family comprises a single genus with three species:
- Mycotypha africana Novak & Backus, 1963
- Mycotypha indica P.M. Kirk & Benny, 1985
- Mycotypha microspora Fenner, 1932 (generic type species)
References
- Cannon, P. F.; Kirk, P. M. (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 231. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.
- Benny, Gerald L. (2014). "Mycotypha". Zygomycetes.org. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- Novak, R. O.; Backus, M. P. (1963). "A new species of Mycotypha with a zygosporic stage". Mycologia. 55 (6): 790–798. doi:10.1080/00275514.1963.12018071.
- Benny, G. L.; Kirk, P. M.; Samson, R. A. (1985). "Observations on Thamnidiaceae (Mucorales). III. Mycotyphaceae fam. nov. and a re-evaluation of Mycotypha sensu Benny & Benjamin illustrated by two new species". Mycotaxon. 22: 119–148.
- Fenner, Ellen Aline (1932). "Mycotypha microspora, a new genus of the Mucoraceae". Mycologia. 24 (2): 187–198. doi:10.2307/3753679.
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