Saksenaeaceae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Zygomycota |
Class: | Zygomycetes |
Order: | Mucorales |
Family: |
Saksenaeaceae Hesselt. & J.J.Ellis (1974) |
Type genus | |
Saksenaea S.B.Saksena (1953) |
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Genera | |
The Saksenaeaceae are a family of fungi in the order Mucorales. It was circumscribed in 1974 by J.J. Ellis and Clifford Hesseltine.
This family is characterized by having sporangia that are lageniform and columellate. Zygospores are unknown.