Volvocisporium
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Volvocisporiaceae is a fungal family
in the class Exobasidiomycetes
. The family contains the single genus Volvocisporium, which in turn contains the single species Volvocisporium triumfetticola, found on the leaves of Triumfetta rhomboidea in India.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
in the class Exobasidiomycetes
Exobasidiomycetes
The Exobasidiomycetes are a class of fungi sometimes associated with the abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues known as galls. The class includes Exobasidium camelliae Shirai, the camellia leaf gall and Exobasidium vaccinii Erikss, the leaf and flower gall...
. The family contains the single genus Volvocisporium, which in turn contains the single species Volvocisporium triumfetticola, found on the leaves of Triumfetta rhomboidea in India.