Choanephoraceae
Family of fungi
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The Choanephoraceae are a family of fungi in the order Mucorales. Members of this family are found mostly in the tropics or subtropics, and only rarely in temperate zones.[2] The family currently includes species formerly classified in the family Gilbertellaceae.
| Choanephoraceae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Mucoromycota |
| Class: | Mucoromycetes |
| Order: | Mucorales |
| Family: | Choanephoraceae J.Schröt. (1894) |
| Type genus | |
| Choanephora Curr. (1873) | |
| Genera | |
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Blakeslea | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Gilbertellaceae Benny (1991) | |
Description
In this family, the sporangia and sporangiola borne on separate and distinct sporangiophores. Zygospores are striate, and borne on apposed or tongue-like suspensors.
