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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Mucoromycota
Class: Mucoromycetes
Order: Mucorales
Family: Saksenaeaceae
Hesselt. & J.J.Ellis (1974)
Type genus
Saksenaea
Genera

Apophysomyces
Saksenaea

Description

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

References

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