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Saksenaeaceae

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Zygomycetes

Rank
  
Family

Division
  
Zygomycota

Order
  
Mucorales

Similar
  
Saksenaea, Phycomycetaceae, Pilobolaceae, Choanephoraceae, Saksenaea vasiformis

The Saksenaeaceae are a family of fungi in the order Mucorales. It was circumscribed in 1974 by J.J. Ellis and Clifford Hesseltine.

Description

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

References

Saksenaeaceae Wikipedia