Choanephoraceae

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Mucoromycota
Order: Mucorales
Family: Choanephoraceae
J.Schröt. (1894)
Type genus
Choanephora
Curr. (1873)
Genera

Blakeslea
Choanephora
Gilbertella
Poitrasia

Synonyms[1]

Gilbertellaceae Benny (1991)

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
  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 68. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.


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