Cuniculitremaceae

The Cuniculitremaceae are a family of fungi in the order Tremellales. Cuniculitrema, the teleomorphic taxon, is known in southern Germany and Switzerland, while the anamorphic taxa (Fellomyces, Kockovaella, and Sterigmatosporidium) have a wider distribution.[1] The four genera of the family Cuniculitremaceae have a combined total of 25 species.[2]

Cuniculitremaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Tremellomycetes
Order:
Tremellales
Family:
Cuniculitremaceae

J.P.Samp., R.Kirschner & M.Weiss (2001)
Genera

Cuniculitrema
Fellomyces
Kockovaella
Sterigmatosporidium

References
  1. Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 95. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.
  2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 183. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.


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