Piptocephalidaceae

Piptocephalidaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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)

Piptocephalis

The Piptocephalidaceae are a family of fungi in the Zoopagales order. The family contain 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.)
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kirk2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).