Schizophyllaceae
Schizophyllaceae | |
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Schizophyllum commune | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Schizophyllaceae Quél. (1888) |
Type genus | |
Schizophyllum Fr. (1815) | |
Genera | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Auriculariopsidaceae Jülich (1981) |
The Schizophyllaceae are a family of fungi in the Agaricales order. The family contains two genera and seven species.[2] Species cause white rot in hardwoods. The most common member of the genus Schizophyllum is Schizophyllum commune, a widely distributed mushroom. It looks like an oyster mushroom, but is one-fifth the size.
See also
References
- ↑ "Schizophyllaceae Quél. 1888". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 619–20. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
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