The Piptocephalidaceae are a

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...

in the

Zoopagales The Zoopagales is an order of fungi in the subdivision Zoopagomycotina. Most species are parasites or predators of microscopic animals such as amoebae. They also prey on rotifers. The order contains 5 families, 22 genera, and 190 species I ...

order. The family contain contains 3

genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...

, and 70

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

. * '' Kuzuhaea'' (1 sp.) haustorial parasite of fungi (mostly of Mucorales spp.) * '' Piptocephalis'' (25 spp.) haustorial parasite of fungi (mostly of Mucorales spp.) * '' Syncephalis'' (61 spp.) haustorial parasite of fungi (mostly of Mortierellales and Mucorales spp.)

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* Zygomycota Parasitic fungi Parasites of fungi Taxa named by Joseph Schröter Fungus families {{zygomycota-stub