Peniophoraceae
| Peniophoraceae | |
|---|---|
| Peniophora incarnata growing on the underside of a log of Acer pensylvanicum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Peniophoraceae Lotsy (1907) |
| Type genus | |
| Peniophora Cooke (1879)
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| Genera | |
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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 2025 data the family contains 16 genera and 416 species.[2]
Genera
The family Peniophoraceae includes the following 16 genera:
- Amylofungus
- Asterostroma
- Asterostromella
- Baltazaria
- Dendrophora
- Dichostereum
- Duportella
- Entomocorticium
- Gloeocystidiopsis
- Gloeopeniophora
- Gloiothele
- Lachnocladium
- Licrostroma
- Peniophora
- Sceptrulum
- Scytinostroma
- Vararia
- Vesiculomyces
References
- ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CABI. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
- ^ Kirk, Paul (ed.). "Peniophoraceae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 23 August 2025.