Kickxellales

Kickxellales
"Coemansia" sp. perhaps "C. electa"
Coemansia sp. perhaps C. electa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Zygomycota
Subdivision:
Kickxellomycotina
Order:
Kickxellales

Kreisel ex R.K.Benj. (1979)
Family:
Kickxellaceae

Linder (1943)
Type genus
Kickxella
Coem. (1862)

The Kickxellales are an order of fungi classified under Kickxellomycotina.[1] It contains the single family Kickxellaceae, which contains roughly 37 species as of 2014.[2]

It is not monophyletic.[3]

Fungi of this order are rarely encountered; they are usually saprotrophic, coprophilus, or rarely mycoparasitic.[2] Most species release their spores in a droplet of fluid upon reaching maturity.[4]

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  4. ^ Li, De-Wei (2016-03-18). Biology of Microfungi. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-29137-6.