Choanephoraceae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Mucoromycota |
Class: | Mucoromycetes |
Order: | Mucorales |
Family: | Choanephoraceae J.Schröt. (1894) |
Type genus | |
Choanephora Curr. (1873)
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Genera | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Gilbertellaceae Benny (1991) |
The Choanephoraceae are a family of fungi in the order Mucorales. Members of this family are found mostly in the tropics or subtropics, and only rarely in temperate zones.[2] The family currently includes species formerly classified in the family Gilbertellaceae.