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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Mucoromycota |
| Class: | Mucoromycetes |
| Order: | Mucorales |
| Family: | Saksenaeaceae Hesselt. & J.J.Ellis (1974) |
| Type genus | |
| Saksenaea S.B.Saksena (1953)
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| Genera | |
Description
editThis family is characterized by having sporangia that are lageniform and columellate. Zygospores are unknown.
References
edit- ^ Ellis JJ, Hesseltine CW (1974). "Two new families of Mucorales". Mycologia. 66 (1): 87–95. doi:10.2307/3758456. JSTOR 3758456.
External links
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