Stereaceae

Stereaceae
Stereum hirsutum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Stereaceae
Pilát
Type genus
Stereum
Hill ex Pers.
Synonyms[1]

1981 Aleurodiscaceae Jülich
1998 Acanthophysiaceae Boidin, Mugnier & Canales

The Stereaceae are a family of corticioid fungi in the Russulales order. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, are lignicolous or terrestrial (in leaf litter), and typically saprobic.[2] According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the family contains 22 genera and 125 species.[3]

Genera list

Acanthobasidium
Acanthofungus
Acanthophysium
Aleurocystis
Aleurodiscus
Amylofungus
Amylohyphus
Amylosporomyces
Amylostereum
Boidinia
Chaetoderma
Conferticium
Gloeocystidiopsis
Gloeodontia
Gloeomyces
Laxitextum
Megalocystidium
Pseudoxenasma
Scotoderma
Scytinostromella
Stereum
Xylobolus

References

  1. "Stereaceae Pilát 1930". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  2. Cannon PF, Kirk PM. (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.
  3. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 664. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

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