Cintractiaceae

Cintractiaceae
	Cintractiella kosraensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Ustilaginomycetes
Order:	Ustilaginales
Family:	Cintractiellaceae; Vánky
Type genus
	Cintractiella; Boedijn
Genera
	Cintractiella; Tolyposporium

The Cintractiellaceae are a family of rare smut fungi in the order Ustilaginales. At present the family contains two genera and four species, which all infect sedges (Cyperaceae). The species are Tolyposporium ehrenbergii, Cintractiella lamii (found in Indonesia), C. diplasiae (found in Brazil and Venezuela), and C. kosraensis (found in Micronesia).^[1]^[2]

References[edit]

^ Kirk MP, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CAB International. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
^ Aime, M. Catherine; Kijpornyongpan, Teeratas; Abbasi, Mehrdad; Wood, Kenneth R.; Flynn, Tim (2018). "A new species of Cintractiella (Ustilaginales) from the volcanic island of Kosrae, Caroline Islands, Micronesia". MycoKeys. 42: 1–6. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.42.27231. PMC 6234224. S2CID 53767313.

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[Kirk_2008-1] Kirk MP, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CAB International. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

[Aime_2018-2] Aime, M. Catherine; Kijpornyongpan, Teeratas; Abbasi, Mehrdad; Wood, Kenneth R.; Flynn, Tim (2018). "A new species of Cintractiella (Ustilaginales) from the volcanic island of Kosrae, Caroline Islands, Micronesia". MycoKeys. 42: 1–6. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.42.27231. PMC 6234224. S2CID 53767313.

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