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Family of fungi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Choanephoraceae are a family of fungi in the order Mucorales. Members of this family are found mostly in the tropics or subtropics, and only rarely in temperate zones.[2] The family currently includes species formerly classified in the family Gilbertellaceae.
Choanephoraceae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Mucoromycota |
Class: | Mucoromycetes |
Order: | Mucorales |
Family: | Choanephoraceae J.Schröt. (1894) |
Type genus | |
Choanephora Curr. (1873) | |
Genera | |
Blakeslea | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Gilbertellaceae Benny (1991) |
In this family, the sporangia and sporangiola borne on separate and distinct sporangiophores. Zygospores are striate, and borne on apposed or tongue-like suspensors.
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