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Piptocephalidaceae

The Piptocephalidaceae are a family of fungi in the Zoopagales order. The family contains 3 genera, and 70 species.Kuzuhaea haustorial parasite of fungi Piptocephalis haustorial parasite of fungi Syncephalis haustorial parasite of fungi

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Piptocephalidaceae
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Zoopagomycota
Class: Zoopagomycetes
Family: Piptocephalidaceae
J.Schröt. (1886)
Type genus
Piptocephalis
de Bary (1865)
Genera

Kuzuhaea
Piptocephalis
Syncephalis

Synonyms

Mucoricola Nieuwl. (1916)

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The Piptocephalidaceae are a family of fungi in the Zoopagales order. The family contains 3 genera, and 70 species.1

  • Kuzuhaea (1 sp.) haustorial parasite of fungi (mostly of Mucorales spp.)
  • Piptocephalis (25 spp.) haustorial parasite of fungi (mostly of Mucorales spp.)
  • Syncephalis (61 spp.) haustorial parasite of fungi (mostly of Mortierellales and Mucorales spp.)
References

References

  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 538. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
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