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]
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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 | |
References
edit- ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CABI. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 507. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
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