Entorrhizomycetes

Entorrhizomycetes
Galls on the roots of Juncus articulatus induced by Entorrhiza casparyana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Subkingdom: Dikarya
Division: Basidiomycota
Subdivision: Ustilaginomycotina
Class: Entorrhizomycetes
Begerow, Stoll & R. Bauer[1]
Order: Entorrhizales
R. Bauer & Oberw.[2]
Family: Entorrhizaceae
R. Bauer & Oberw.
Genera

Entorrhiza
Talbotiomyces

The Entorrhizomycetes are a class of fungi in the Basidiomycota phylum. It contains the single order Entorrhizales, which in turn contains the single family Entorrhizaceae, a small group of teliosporic root parasites that form galls on plants in the Juncaceae (rush) and Cyperaceae (sedge) families.

References

  1. Begerow D, Stoll M, Bauer R. (2006). "A phylogenetic hypothesis of Ustilaginomycotina based on multiple gene analyses and morphological data". Mycologia 98 (6): 906–16. doi:10.3852/mycologia.98.6.906. PMID 17486967.
  2. Bauer R, Oberwinkler F, Vanky K. (1997). "Ultrastructural markers and systematics in smut fungi and allied taxa". Canadian Journal of Botany 75 (8): 1273–314. doi:10.1139/b97-842.
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