Fistulinaceae
Encyclopedia
The Fistulinaceae are a family
of fungi, the best known member of which is the Beefsteak fungus Fistulina hepatica. Molecular studies have now shown it to lie within the Agaricales
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of fungi, the best known member of which is the Beefsteak fungus Fistulina hepatica. Molecular studies have now shown it to lie within the Agaricales
Agaricales
The fungal order Agaricales, also known as gilled mushrooms , or euagarics, contains some of the most familiar types of mushrooms. The order has 33 extant families, 413 genera, and over 13000 described species, along with five extinct genera known only from the fossil record...
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