Biology:Cintractiaceae

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Short description: Family of fungi

Cintractiaceae
Cintractiella kosraensis (10.3897-mycokeys.42.27231) Figure 2.jpg
Cintractiella kosraensis
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Cintractiellaceae

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Type genus
Cintractiella
Boedijn
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Cintractiella
Tolyposporium

The Cintractiellaceae are a family of rare smut fungi in the order Ustilaginales. At present the family contains two genera and four species, which all infect sedges (Cyperaceae). The species are Tolyposporium ehrenbergii, Cintractiella lamii (found in Indonesia), C. diplasiae (found in Brazil and Venezuela), and C. kosraensis (found in Micronesia).[1][2]

References

  1. Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CAB International. 2008. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. 
  2. Aime, M. Catherine; Kijpornyongpan, Teeratas; Abbasi, Mehrdad; Wood, Kenneth R.; Flynn, Tim (2018). "A new species of Cintractiella (Ustilaginales) from the volcanic island of Kosrae, Caroline Islands, Micronesia". MycoKeys 42: 1–6. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.42.27231. PMC 6234224. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.42.27231. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5121117 entry