Schizoporaceae
Encyclopedia
Schizoporaceae are a family
of fungi in the order Hymenochaetales
. These are saprobic, and cause white rots of standing and fallen wood of coniferous and broadleaved
trees. According to one 2008 estimate, the family contains 14 genera
and 109 species
.
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 in the order Hymenochaetales
Hymenochaetales
The Hymenochaetales are an order of fungi in the class Agaricomycetes. The order in its current sense is based on molecular research and not on any unifying morphological characteristics. According to one 2008 estimate, the Hymenochaetales contain around 600 species worldwide, mostly corticioid...
. These are saprobic, and cause white rots of standing and fallen wood of coniferous and broadleaved
Deciduous
Deciduous means "falling off at maturity" or "tending to fall off", and is typically used in reference to trees or shrubs that lose their leaves seasonally, and to the shedding of other plant structures such as petals after flowering or fruit when ripe...
trees. According to one 2008 estimate, the family contains 14 genera
Genera
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and 109 species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
.
Genera
- Alutaceodontia
- Basidioradulum
- Echinodia
- Echinoporia
- FibrodontiaFibrodontiaFibrodontia is a genus of fungi in the Hydnodontaceae family. The widely distributed genus was circumscribed by Erast Parmasto in 1968. According to Index Fungorum, the type species Fibrodontia gossypina is currently known as Hyphodontia gossypina Hjortstam....
- LagarobasidiumLagarobasidiumLagarobasidium is a genus of corticioid fungi in the Schizoporaceae family. Circumscribed by Swiss mycologist Walter Jülich in 1974, the genus contain three species....
- Leucophellinus
- Odontiopsis
- PaliferPaliferPalifer is a genus of corticioid fungi in the Schizoporaceae family. Circumscribed in 1991, the widely distributed genus contain four species....
- Paratrichaptum
- Poriodontia
- Rogersella
- Schizopora
- Xylodon