Biology:Choanephoraceae
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Short description: Family of fungi
| Choanephoraceae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Mucoromycota |
| Order: | Mucorales |
| Family: | Choanephoraceae J.Schröt. (1894) |
| Type genus | |
| Choanephora Curr. (1873)
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Blakeslea | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Gilbertellaceae Benny (1991) | |
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.
Description
In this family, the sporangia and sporangiola borne on separate and distinct sporangiophores. Zygospores are striate, and borne on apposed or tongue-like suspensors.
References
- ↑ Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. 2008. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryfungit00kirk.
- ↑ Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. 2007. p. 68. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5103421 entry
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