Zoopagales
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Piptocephalis sp. |
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| Zoopagomycotina | ||||||||||||
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| Zoopagales | ||||||||||||
| Bessey ex RK Benj. |
The zoopagales are an order of mushrooms that were previously assigned to the yoke mushrooms, but since 2007 they have formed a separate subdivision zoopagomycotina within the mushrooms.
features
The species are endo- or ecto- parasites of animals and fungi. The vegetative body consists of a simple, branched or unbranched thallus , or a more or less branched mycelium . The ectoparasites form haustoria .
Asexual reproduction occurs via arthrospores, chlamydospores or monospore or multispore sporangioles. The sporangiospores of multisporeous sporangioles form simple or branched chains. The sexual reproduction takes place via spherical zygospores. The sexual hyphae resemble the asexual ones or are enlarged.
Systematics
The zoopagales were previously placed in the yoke fungus group , which are, however, a polyphyletic group. Therefore, in 2007 the order was placed in its own sub-department, which, without being assigned to a specific department, belongs to the mushrooms. Some genera are:
literature
- DS Hibbett et al .: A higher-level phylogenetic classification of the Fungi . In: Mycological research , May 2007; 111 (5): 509-547. Epub 2007 March 13, 2007. PMID 17572334 (with first description of the subdivision)
