Kickxellales | |
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Coemansia sp. perhaps C. electa | |
Scientific classification | |
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Order: | Kickxellales
Kreisel ex R.K.Benj. (1979)
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Family: | Kickxellaceae Linder (1943)
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Type genus | |
Kickxella
Coem. (1862)
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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]
Kickxellales | |
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![]() | |
Coemansia sp. perhaps C. electa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Division: | |
Subdivision: | |
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]