Dactylella

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Dactylella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Subdivision: Pezizomycotina
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Helotiales
Family: Orbiliaceae
Genus: Dactylella
Species

17 species

Dactylella is a genus comprising 17 species of mitosporic fungi in the family Orbiliaceae. They are notable for trapping and eating nematodes.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ahren, D; Ursing BM, Tunlid A (1998). "Phylogeny of nematode-trapping fungi based on 18S rDNA sequences". FEMS Microbiology Letters 158: 179–184. 
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