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]

Microstromataceae
Microstroma album
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Exobasidiomycetes
Order: Microstromatales
Family: Microstromataceae
Jülich (1981)
Type genus
Microstroma
Niessl (1861)
Genera

References

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  1. ^ Jülich W. (1986). Higher taxa of Basidiomycetes. Bibliotheca Mycologica. Vol. 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 978-0-85199-826-8.
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