Bionectriaceae
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| Bionectriaceae | |
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| Nectriopsis violacea growing parasitically on the slime mold Fuligo septica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Bionectriaceae Samuels & Rossman (1999) |
| Type genus | |
| Bionectria Speg. (1919) | |
| Genera | |
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The Bionectriaceae are a family of fungi in the order Hypocreales. A 2008 estimate places 35 genera and 281 species in the family.[1] Species in the family tend to grow on plant material, including woody debris, while some species associate with algae, bryophytes, or other fungi.[2]
