Microstromataceae

Microstromataceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Subdivision:	Ustilaginomycotina
Class:	Exobasidiomycetes
Order:	Microstromatales
Family:	Microstromataceae Jülich (1981)
Type genus
Microstroma Niessl (1861)
Genera
Microstroma Sympodiomycopsis

The Microstromataceae are a family of fungi in the class Exobasidiomycetes. The family was circumscribed by Swiss mycologist Walter Jülich in 1986.^[1] Microstromataceae contains two genera (Microstroma and Sympodiomycopsis), which collectively contain five species.^[2]

References

1. ^ Jülich W. (1986). Higher taxa of Basidiomycetes. Bibliotheca Mycologica. 85. p. 379. 
2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 428. ISBN 9780851998268. 

External links

• Microstromataceae in Index Fungorum.