Piptocephalidaceae

Piptocephalidaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Subdivision:	Zoopagomycotina
Class:	Zoopagomycetes
Family:	Piptocephalidaceae; J.Schröt. (1886)
Type genus
	Piptocephalis; de Bary (1865)
Genera
	; ;
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]

(1 sp.) haustorial parasite of fungi (mostly of Mucorales spp.)
(25 spp.) haustorial parasite of fungi (mostly of Mucorales spp.)
(61 spp.) haustorial parasite of fungi (mostly of Mortierellales and Mucorales spp.)

References[]

^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 538. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

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