Entorrhizomycetes
| Entorrhizomycetes | |
|---|---|
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| 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 | |
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Entorrhiza | |
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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