| Chionosphaeraceae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricostilbomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricostilbales |
| Family: | Chionosphaeraceae Oberw. & Bandoni (1982) |
| Type genus | |
| Chionosphaera D.E.Cox (1976)
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| Genera | |
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Ballistosporomyces | |
The Chionosphaeraceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricostilbales. The family contains six genera. Some species form small, stilboid (pin-shaped) fruitbodies. Others are known only from their yeast states.[1][2]
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