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Discinaceae
Discina perlata, member of the Discinaceae
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Discinaceae

Benedix (1962)
Type genus
Discina
(Fr.) Fr. (1849)
Genera

Discina
Gymnohydnotrya
Gyromitra
Hydnotrya
Pseudorhizina

The Discinaceae are a family of ascomycete fungi, the best known members of which are the false morels of the genus Gyromitra. Originally erected by Erich Heinz Benedix in 1961, it was found to be a discrete clade in a molecular study of ribosomal DNA by mycologist Kerry O'Donnell in 1997.[1] As of 2008, the family is thought to contain 5 genera and 58 species.[2]

References

  1. ^ O'Donnell K, Cigelnik E, Weber NS, Trappe JM. (1997). "Phylogenetic relationships among ascomycetous truffles and the true and false morels inferred from 18S and 28S ribosomal DNA sequence analysis". Mycologia. 89 (1): 48–65. doi:10.2307/3761172. JSTOR 3761172.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 214–5. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)