Kickxellales Explained

The Kickxellales are an order of fungi classified under Kickxellomycotina. It contains the single family Kickxellaceae, which contains roughly 37 species as of 2014.^[1]

It is not monophyletic.

Fungi of this order are rarely encountered; they are usually saprotrophic, coprophilus, or rarely mycoparasitic. Most species release their spores in a droplet of fluid upon reaching maturity.^[2]

Genera

• Coemansia
• Dipsacomyces
• Kickxella
• Linderina
• Martensella
• Martensiomyces
• Mycoemilia
• Myconymphaea
• Pinnaticoemansia
• Ramicandelaber
• Spirodactylon
• Spiromyces

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kickxellales - an overview ScienceDirect Topics . 2022-12-30 . www.sciencedirect.com.
2. Book: Li, De-Wei . Biology of Microfungi . 2016-03-18 . Springer . 978-3-319-29137-6 . en.