Microstromataceae
Encyclopedia
The Microstromataceae are a family
of fungi in the class Exobasidiomycetes
. The family was circumscribed by Swiss mycologist Walter Jülich in 1986. Microstromataceae contains two genera (Microstroma and
Sympodiomycopsis), which collectively contain five species.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of fungi in the class Exobasidiomycetes
Exobasidiomycetes
The Exobasidiomycetes are a class of fungi sometimes associated with the abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues known as galls. The class includes Exobasidium camelliae Shirai, the camellia leaf gall and Exobasidium vaccinii Erikss, the leaf and flower gall...
. The family was circumscribed by Swiss mycologist Walter Jülich in 1986. Microstromataceae contains two genera (Microstroma and
Sympodiomycopsis), which collectively contain five species.