[Anamorphic fungi]
(mitosporic fungi)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
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No of
ID refs
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Informal 84 subtaxa 464 images 118 ident. refs
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Informal 172 subtaxa 498 images 282 ident. refs
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Informal 150 subtaxa 913 images 235 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
Informal[Anamorphic fungi] (mitosporic fungi)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Brady, B.L.K. 1980 Gibellula pulchra CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria No. 672.

Generic Guides

Barnett, H.L. & Hunter, B.B. 1998 Illustrated genera of Imperfect Fungi Fourth edition, Burgess Publishing Company, Minn., USA
Barnett, H.L. & Hunter, B.B. 1972 *** Illustrated genera of Imperfect Fungi ***(Superseded) Third edition, 241pp, Burgess Publishing Company, Minn., USA
Romberg, M. 2016 National Plant Diagnostic Network Microfungi Workshop Manual

[Anamorphic fungi] (mitosporic fungi) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5,148 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for [Anamorphic fungi] (mitosporic fungi)

This is a purely artificial classification (some would call it a "dumping ground") for fungi where the stage that produces sexual spores is not formed or is unknown). Over the years, members have been gradually reclassified as laboratory cultures have yielded the sexual states. More recently DNA studies have superseded this and the classification will eventually disappear. Nevertheless "anamorph" remains a useful descriptive term for the asexual states of fungi.

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