Ancylistaceae
Sign in to saveThe Ancylistaceae are a family of fungi in the order Entomophthorales. The family currently contains the genera: Ancylistes, Macrobiotophthora, Conidiobolus. Capillidium was added in 2020, it was once thought to be a sub-genus of Conidiobolus. Microconidiobolus and Neoconidiobolus were also added in 2020.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumEntomophthoromycota
- ClassEntomophthoromycetes
- OrderEntomophthorales
- FamilyAncylistaceae
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Brief taxonomic history
- Morphology
- Sexual reproduction
- Ecology
- References
The Ancylistaceae are a family of fungi in the order Entomophthorales. The family currently contains the genera: Ancylistes, Macrobiotophthora, Conidiobolus. Capillidium was added in 2020, it was once thought to be a sub-genus of Conidiobolus. Microconidiobolus and Neoconidiobolus were also added in 2020.
==Brief taxonomic history== This family was originally an order thought to be included with the aquatic Phycomycetes and included members of Oomycota. It was Helen Berdan, who determined that Ancylistes belonged to order Entomophthorales. Later, the Oomycetes were removed as were several zygomycete genera.
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