Physalacriaceae

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Physalacriaceae
Oudemansiella australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Subkingdom: Dikarya
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
Class: Agaricomycetes
Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
Order: Agaricales
Family: Physalacriaceae
Corner
Type genus
Physalacria
Peck
Genera

Armillaria
Flammulina
Cylindrobasidium
Cyptotrama
Himantia
Hormomitaria
Mycaureola
Oudemansiella
Physalacria
Pseudohiliata
Rhizomarasmius
Rhodotus
Xerula

Physalacriaceae is a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. Taxa have a widespread distribution, but most species are found in the tropics, particularly in South-East Asia and Australasia.[1] Molecular studies suggested that Physalacria, formerly the sole genus in this family, is related to the genera Flammulina, Xerula and possibly Armillaria.[2][3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM. (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. pp. 277–78. ISBN 0-85199-827-5. 
  2. ^ Moncalvo JM, Vilgalys R, Redhead SA, Johnson JE, James TY, Catherine Aime M, Hofstetter V, Verduin SJ, Larsson E, Baroni TJ, Greg Thorn R, Jacobsson S, Clémençon H, Miller OK. (2002). "One hundred and seventeen clades of euagarics". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 23 (3): 357–400. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00027-1. PMID 12099793. 
  3. ^ Wilson AW, Desjardin DE (2005). "Phylogenetic relationships in the gymnopoid and marasmioid fungi (Basidiomycetes, euagarics clade)". Mycologia 97 (3): 667–79. PMID 16392255.