Cryptobasidiaceae

{{Short description|Family of fungi}}

{{Automatic taxobox

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| taxon = Cryptobasidiaceae

| authority = Malençon ex Donk

| type_genus = Cryptobasidium

| type_genus_authority = Lendn.

| subdivision_ranks = Genera

| subdivision = Botryoconis

Clinoconidium

Coniodictyum

Cryptobasidium

Drepanoconis

}}

The Cryptobasidiaceae are a family of fungi in the Basidiomycota, Exobasidiales order. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, especially in neotropical areas. Members of the Cryptobasidiaceae are plant pathogens that grow parasitically on the leaves, stems, and fruits of plants, especially those in the family Lauraceae.{{cite book |vauthors=Cannon PF, Kirk PM |title=Fungal Families of the World |publisher=CABI|location=Wallingford |year=2007 |pages=92–93 |isbn=978-0-85199-827-5}}