Acaulopage | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Subdivision: | Zoopagomycotina |
Class: | Zoopagomycetes |
Order: | Zoopagales |
Family: | Zoopagaceae |
Genus: |
Acaulopage Drechsler (1935) |
Type species | |
Acaluopage rhaphidospora Drechsler (1935)
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Acaulopage is a genus in the former Zygomycota that preys on amoeba.
Species of Acaulopage are characterized by coenocytic hyphae that have patches of yellowish adhesive patches used to capture amoeba. [2] Conidia are borne directly on the hyphae [1] and vary widely in morphology. Many bear one to many empty appendages. [2] For example, A. marantica conidia have a single appendage; [2] A. tetraceros conidia have an average of four appendages; [1] and, A. lasiospora conidia are covered in appendages. [3] Zygospores are globose with ornamented walls. [2]
Species are often recovered from soil or leaf litter placed on agar in Petri dishes. Acaulopage tetroceros is the most commonly reported species. [4] [5]
According to Gerald L. Benny, there are 27 species of Acaulopage. [2]