Stereaceae
Family of fungi
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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, the family contains 22 genera and 125 species.[3]
| Stereaceae | |
|---|---|
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| Stereum hirsutum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Stereaceae Pilát |
| Type genus | |
| Stereum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Genera list
- Acanthobasidium
- Acanthofungus
- Acanthophysellum
- Acanthophysium
- Aleurocystis
- Aleurodiscus
- Amylofungus
- Amylohyphus
- Amylosporomyces
- Amylostereum
- Boidinia
- Chaetoderma
- Conferticium
- Gloeocystidiopsis
- Gloeodontia
- Gloeomyces
- Megalocystidium
- Pseudoxenasma
- Scotoderma
- Scytinostromella
- Stereum
- Xylobolus
There is also phylogenetic evidence that the species known as BY1 is in Stereaceae, but has yet to be described completely.[4]
