Lachnocladiaceae
| Lachnocladiaceae | |
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| Lachnocladium schweinfurthianum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Lachnocladiaceae D.A.Reid (1965) |
| Type genus | |
| Lachnocladium Lév. (1846)
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Asterostroma | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dicantharellaceae Jülich (1982) Dichostereaceae Jülich (1981) | |
The Lachnocladiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Russulales. A 2008 estimate places 124 species in 8 genera in the Lachnocladiaceae.[1] Species of this family, which have a widespread distribution in both tropical and temperate zones, are typically found on decaying coniferous or deciduous wood.[2] The family was circumscribed by British mycologist Derek Reid in 1965.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kirk MP, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. pp. 180–181. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
- ^ Reid DA. (1965). A Monograph of the Stipitate Stereoid Fungi. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia. Vol. 18. p. 45.
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