Acaulopage
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| Acaulopage | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Zoopagomycota |
| Class: | Zoopagomycetes |
| Order: | Zoopagales |
| Family: | Zoopagaceae |
| Genus: | Acaulopage Drechsler (1935) |
| Type species | |
| Acaluopage rhaphidospora Drechsler (1935)[1] | |
Acaulopage is a genus in the former Zygomycota that preys on amoeba.
Species of Acaulopage are characterized by coenocytic hyphae that have patches of yellowish adhesive patches used to capture amoeba.[2] Conidia are borne directly on the hyphae[1] and vary widely in morphology. Many bear one to many empty appendages.[2] For example, A. marantica conidia have a single appendage;[2] A. tetraceros conidia have an average of four appendages;[1] and, A. lasiospora conidia are covered in appendages.[3] Zygospores are globose with ornamented walls.[2]