The Amorphothecaceae are a
family
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of
fungi
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in the division
Ascomycota. This family can not yet be taxonomically
classified in any of the ascomycetous
classes and
orders
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* Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...
with any degree of certainty (
incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertain ...
). It contains the single genus ''Amorphotheca''.
In nature, Amorphothecaceae exist under ''
Taxus
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'' trees. The only known species within this family, ''
Amorphotheca resinae'' (also known as ''Hormoconis resinae'' or ''Cladosporium resinae''), can live in tanks of
diesel
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* Diesel engine, an internal combustion engine where ignition is caused by compression
* Diesel fuel, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines
* Diesel locomotive, a railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engin ...
or
jet fuel, consuming
alkanes and traces of
water
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, which can cause problems for airliners and boats.
Description by DOE Joint Genome Institute
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See also
* List of Ascomycota families ''incertae sedis''
References
External links
''A. resinae'' genome
Ascomycota enigmatic taxa
Ascomycota families
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