Saksenaeaceae

The Saksenaeaceae are a family of fungi in the order Mucorales. It was circumscribed in 1974 by J.J. Ellis and Clifford Hesseltine.[1]

Saksenaeaceae
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Saksenaeaceae

Hesselt. & J.J.Ellis (1974)
Type genus
Saksenaea
S.B.Saksena (1953)
Genera

Apophysomyces
Saksenaea

Description

This family is characterized by having sporangia that are lageniform and columellate. Zygospores are unknown.

References

  1. Ellis JJ, Hesseltine CW (1974). "Two new families of Mucorales". Mycologia. 66 (1): 87–95. doi:10.2307/3758456.


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