Mortierellaceae

The Mortierellaceae are a family of fungi in the order Mortierellales. The family contains six genera and 93 species.

==Taxonomic history== Many genera have been included in this family. According to Fitzpatrick, the family contained Mortierella, Herpocladium, Dissophora, and Haplosporangium. Later, Herpocladium was removed and Aquamortierella added. Another genus, Echinosporangium, was later added. Currently, the family contains Mortierella, which may be paraphyletic compared to other genera, the bitypic (containing only two species) Dissophora and Modicella, and the monotypic (containing only one species) genera Aquamortierella, Lobosporangium, and Gamsiella. A new genus, Echinochlamydosporium, was described in 2011. In 2018, due to DNA analysis, Echinochlamydosporium was transferred to the Calcarisporiellaceae family.