Bifigurataceae Tedersoo, 2024
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https://doi.org/ 10.3897/mycokeys.107.125549 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13286597 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/42100643-7102-5F0F-871D-8A0DB31BB616 |
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scientific name |
Bifigurataceae Tedersoo |
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fam. nov. |
Bifigurataceae Tedersoo fam. nov.
Type genus.
Bifiguratus T. J. Torres-Cruz & A. Porras-Alfaro.
Description.
Cultured mycelium filamentous, aseptate, coenocytic, 2 μm diam., mucose in appearance, commonly producing budding yeast-like cells; chlamydospores intercalary, 5–10 μm diam., forming on hyphal tips. Phylogenetically delimited by the least inclusive clade covering sequence accessions HM 123225, EUK 1104879, KF 568171 and KF 567389.
Notes.
Comprised of a single genus Bifiguratus that is commonly found in soil and occasionally in roots of non- AM plants. No sexual structures have been revealed. Family description is adapted from Torres-Cruz et al. (2017).
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