Vialaeaceae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Phylum: | Ascomycota |
Subphylum: | Pezizomycotina |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Incertae sedis |
Family: |
Vialaeaceae P.F. Cannon |
Type genus | |
Vialaea Sacc. |
The Vialaeaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes. This is a monotypic taxon, containing the single genus Vialaea. The family was named by P.F. Cannon in 1995. Species in the family are distributed in both temperate and tropical areas of the world, where they grow parasitically on twigs.