Mixiomycetes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Subdivision: | Pucciniomycotina |
Class: |
Mixiomycetes R.Bauer, Begerow, J.P.Samp., M.Weiss & Oberw. (2006) |
Order: |
Mixiales R.Bauer, Begerow, J.P.Samp., M.Weiss & Oberw. (2006) |
Family: |
Mixiaceae C.L.Kramer (1987) |
Genus: |
Mixia C.L.Kramer (1958) |
Type species | |
Mixia osmundae (Nishida) C.L.Kramer (1958) |
The Mixiomycetes are class of fungi in the Pucciniomycotina subdivision of the Basidiomycota. The class contains a single order, the Mixiales, which in turn contains a single family, the Mixiaceae that circumscribes the monotypic genus Mixia. Only one species has been described to date, Mixia osmundae; this species was originally named Taphrina osmundae by Japanese mycologist Toji Nishida in 1911. It is characterized by having multinucleate hyphae, and by producing multiple spores on sporogenous cells.