Zoopagales

The Zoopagales is an order of fungi in the subdivision Zoopagomycotina. Most species are parasites or predators of microscopic animals such as amoebae. They also prey on rotifers.[1] The order contains 5 families, 22 genera, and 190 species.[2]

Zoopagales
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Subdivision:	Zoopagomycotina
Class:	Zoopagomycetes
Order:	Zoopagales Bessey ex R.K.Benj. (1979)
Families
Cochlonemataceae Helicocephalidaceae Piptocephalidaceae Sigmoideomycetaceae Zoopagaceae Genera incertae sedis Basidiolum Massartia

References

1. Izco J (coord.) (2005). Botánica (2nd ed.). Madrid: McGraw-Hill. p. 281. ISBN 84-486-0609-4.
2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 743. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

External links

• Zoopagales at Zygomycetes.org