Ancylistaceae

Ancylistaceae
"Conidiobolus firmipilleus" on surface of agar petri dish
Conidiobolus firmipilleus on surface of agar petri dish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Entomophthoromycota
Class: Entomophthoromycetes
Order: Entomophthorales
Family: Ancylistaceae
Pfitzer 1872 [as 'Ancylisteae'][1]
Genera

The Ancylistaceae are a family of fungi in the order Entomophthorales.[2] The family currently contains 3 genera: Ancylistes, Macrobiotophthora, Conidiobolus.[3] Capillidium was added in 2020,[4] it was once thought to be a sub-genus of Conidiobolus.[5] Microconidiobolus and Neoconidiobolus were also added in 2020.[6]

  1. ^ Ernst Hugo Heinrich Pfitzer in Engler & Prantl, Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 396 (1872)
  2. ^ "Ancylistaceae". Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  3. ^ "Ancylistaceae". Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  4. ^ Nie, Y. S.; Yu, D.; Wang, C.F.; Liu, X.Y.; Huang, B. (2020). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Conidiobolus (Ancylistaceae, Entomophthorales): four clades including three new genera". MycoKeys (66): 55–81. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.66.46575. PMC 7136305. PMID 32273794.
  5. ^ "Ancylistaceae | Zygomycetes". zygomycetes.org. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  6. ^ Gryganskyi, A.P.; Nie, Y.; Hajek, A.E.; Hodge, K.T.; Liu, X-Y.; Aadland, K.; Voigt, K.; Anishchenko, I.M.; Kutovenko, V.B.; Kava, L.; Vuek, A.; Vilgalys, R.; Huang, B.; Stajich, J.E. (2022). "The Early Terrestrial Fungal Lineage of Conidiobolus—Transition from Saprotroph to Parasitic Lifestyle". Journal of Fungi. 8 (8): 789. doi:10.3390/jof8080789. PMC 9409958. PMID 36012777.