Albatrellaceae
Appearance
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Albatrellus ovinus | |
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Family: | Albatrellaceae Pouzar (1966)
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Type genus | |
Albatrellus Gray (1821)
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Albatrellus | |
Synonyms[3] | |
Leucogastraceae Moreau ex Fogel (1979)[2] |
The Albatrellaceae are a family of fungi in the order Russulales. The family contains 9 genera and more than 45 species.[1][4]
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]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Smith ME, Schell KJ, Castellano MA, Trappe MJ, Trappe JM (2013). "The enigmatic truffle Fevansia aurantiaca is an ectomycorrhizal member of the Albatrellus lineage" (PDF). Mycorrhiza. 23: 663–8. doi:10.1007/s00572-013-0502-2.
- ^ Fogel R. (1979). "The genus Leucophleps (Basidiomycetes, Leucogastrales)". Canadian Journal of Botany. 57 (16): 1718–28. doi:10.1139/b79-211.
- ^ "Albatrellaceae Pouzar 1966". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
External links
- Albatrellaceae in Index Fungorum
- The Families of Mushrooms and Toadstools Represented in the British Isles Family description
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