Carcinomycetaceae
| Carcinomycetaceae | |
|---|---|
| Carcinomyces polyporinus parasitizing a polypore fungus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Tremellomycetes |
| Order: | Tremellales |
| Family: | Carcinomycetaceae Oberw. & Bandoni (1982) |
| Genera | |
The Carcinomycetaceae are a family of fungi in the order Tremellales. The family currently contains a single genus. Some species produce filamentous sexual states with basidia and are parasites of other fungi. Some, however, are only known from their yeast states.