Biology:Crepidotaceae

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Short description: Family of fungi

Crepidotaceae
Crepidotus spec. - Lindsey 4b.jpg
Crepidotus variabilis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Crepidotaceae
Fr., 1863
Genera

Crepidotus
Episphaeria?
Neopaxillus[1]
Pleuroflammula
Ramicola
Simocybe

The Crepidotaceae are a family of basidiomycete fungi.

Taxonomic Details

The Crepidotaceae have recently undergone a revision based on phylogenetic analyses.[2] The following characters are typical of this family:

  • saprotrophic on woody or herbaceous matter
  • gymnocarpic (having the hymenium open and attached to the surface of the thallus)
  • spore prints that are pale yellow to brown
  • simple cuticle (although some may have pileocystidia)
  • cheilocystidia always present
  • spores entire, smooth or ornamented but never angular or reticulate

References

  1. "A new Neopaxillus species (Agaricomycetes) from the Dominican Republic and the status of Neopaxillus within the Agaricales". Mycologia 104 (1): 138–147. 2011. doi:10.3852/10-345. PMID 21933922. https://iris.unito.it/bitstream/2318/88593/1/A_new_neopaxillu.pdf. 
  2. "The Crepidotaceae (Basidiomycota, Agaricales): Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera and revision of the family based on molecular evidence". Am J Bot 92 (1): 74–82. 2005. doi:10.3732/ajb.92.1.74. PMID 21652386. 

Wikidata ☰ Q77064 entry