Sigmoideomycetaceae
The Sigmoideomycetaceae are a family of fungi in the Zoopagales order. The family contain contains three genera, and six species.[1] The family was circumscribed in 1992.[2]
- Reticulocephalis (2 spp.) putative haustorial parasite of fungi
- Sigmoideomyces (2 spp.) putative haustorial parasite of fungi
- Thamnocephalis (3 spp.) haustorial parasite of fungi
| Sigmoideomycetaceae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Subdivision: | Zoopagomycotina |
| Class: | Zoopagomycetes |
| Order: | Zoopagales |
| Family: | Sigmoideomycetaceae Benny, R.K.Benj. & P.M.Kirk (1992) |
| Type genus | |
| Sigmoideomyces Thaxt. (1891) | |
| Genera | |
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Reticulocephalis | |
References
- Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 635. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- Benny GL, Benjamin RK, Kirk PM (1992). "A reevaluation of Cunninghamellaceae (Mucorales). Sigmoideomycetaceae fam. nov. and Reticulocephalis gen. nov.; cladistic analysis and description of two new species". Mycologia. 84 (5): 615–61. doi:10.2307/3760372.
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