Albatrellaceae
Family of fungi
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The Albatrellaceae are a family of fungi in the order Russulales. The family contains 9 genera and more than 45 species.[1][4]
| Albatrellaceae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Albatrellus ovinus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Albatrellaceae Pouzar (1966) |
| Type genus | |
| Albatrellus Gray (1821) | |
| Genera | |
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Albatrellus | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Leucogastraceae Moreau ex Fogel (1979)[3] | |
Description
Most genera in the family produce fruit bodies which have typical mushroom morphology, with caps and stems. Others form false truffles. It also includes a single corticioid genus; Byssoporia.[1]
