Biology:Peniophoraceae
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Short description: Family of fungi
| Peniophoraceae | |
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| Peniophora incarnata growing on the underside of a log of Acer pensylvanicum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Peniophoraceae Lotsy (1907) |
| Type genus | |
| Peniophora Cooke (1879)
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Amylofungus | |
The Peniophoraceae are a family of fungi in the order Russulales. Species of this family have a cosmopolitan distribution and are mostly saprobic, causing rots of standing and fallen wood.[1] According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 7 genera and 88 species.[2]
References
- ↑ Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CABI. 2007. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.
- ↑ Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. 2008. p. 507. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryfungit00kirk.
Wikidata ☰ Q3087760 entry
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