Chromocyphellaceae
Family of fungi
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The Chromocyphellaceae are a family of basidiomycete fungi described by mycologist Henning Knudsen in 2010.[1]
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| Chromocyphellaceae | |
|---|---|
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| Chromocyphella muscicola | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Chromocyphellaceae Knudsen (2010) |
| Type genus | |
| Chromocyphella De Toni & Levi (1888) | |
| Genera | |
Taxonomy
The family comprises the two genera Chromocyphella and Phaeosolenia, which previously belonged to the Inocybaceae, based on molecular evidence.[1]
Morphology
Characteristic features of the family includes cyphelloid fruitbodies and brown, smooth or verrucose spores with germ pores or some callus formation.[1]
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