Saksenaea
| Saksenaea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Mucoromycota |
| Class: | Mucoromycetes |
| Order: | Mucorales |
| Family: | Saksenaeaceae |
| Genus: | Saksenaea S.B.Saksena (1953) |
| Type species | |
| Saksenaea vasiformis S.B.Saksena (1953) | |
| Species | |
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S. erythrospora | |
Saksenaea is a genus of fungi in the Saksenaeaceae family. First described in 1953, the genus contains two pathogenic species capable of causing severe human infections.