Leotiaceae
Leotiaceae | |
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Leotia viscosa | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Leotiomycetes |
Order: | Leotiales |
Family: | Leotiaceae Corda (1842) |
Type genus | |
Leotia Pers (1794) | |
Genera | |
Alatospora |
The Leotiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Leotiales. Species in this family are saprobic, and have a wide distribution, especially in temperate regions.[1] The family contains 7 genera and 34 species.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp. 185–86. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 369. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.