Stereaceae
Encyclopedia
The Stereaceae are a family
of corticioid fungi
in the Russulales
order. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, are lignicolous or terrestrial (in leaf litter), and typically saprobic. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the family contains 22 genera
and 125 species
.
Acanthofungus
Acanthophysium
Aleurocystidiellum
Aleurocystis
Aleurodiscus
Amylofungus
Amylohyphus
Amylosporomyces
Amylostereum
Boidinia
Chaetoderma
Conferticium
Gloeocystidiopsis
Gloeodontia
Gloeomyces
Laxitextum
Megalocystidium
Pseudoxenasma
Scotoderma
Scytinostromella
Stereum
Xylobolus
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 corticioid fungi
Corticioid fungi
The corticioid fungi are a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota typically having effused, smooth basidiocarps that are formed on the undersides of dead attached or fallen branches. They are sometimes colloquially called crust fungi or patch fungi...
in the Russulales
Russulales
The Russulales are an order of the Agaricomycetes,...
order. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, are lignicolous or terrestrial (in leaf litter), and typically saprobic. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the family contains 22 genera
Genera
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and 125 species
Species
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.
Genera list
AcanthobasidiumAcanthobasidium
Acanthobasidium is a genus of fungi in the Stereaceae family. The genus, which contains three species found in Europe, was circumscribed by mycologist Franz Oberwinkler in 1966....
Acanthofungus
Acanthofungus
Acanthofungus is a genus of fungi in the Stereaceae family. The widely distributed genus was circumscribed in 2000....
Acanthophysium
Acanthophysium
Acanthophysium is a genus of fungi in the Stereaceae family. The widespread genus, which contains about 20 species, was circumscribed by New Zealand mycologist Gordon Herriot Cunningham in 1963.-Species:*Acanthophysium apricans...
Aleurocystidiellum
Aleurocystidiellum
Aleurocystidiellum is a genus of fungi in the Stereaceae family. The widespread genus, which contains two species, was circumscribed in 1964....
Aleurocystis
Aleurocystis
Aleurocystis is a genus of fungi in the Stereaceae family. The widely distributed genus contains three species. Aleurocystis was circumscribed by the New Zealand-based mycologist Gordon Herriot Cunningham in 1956....
Aleurodiscus
Aleurodiscus
Aleurodiscus is a genus of fungi in the Stereaceae family.-External links:*...
Amylofungus
Amylofungus
Amylofungus is a genus of fungi in the Stereaceae family.-External links:*...
Amylohyphus
Amylohyphus
Amylohyphus is a genus of fungi in the Stereaceae family.-External links:*...
Amylosporomyces
Amylosporomyces
Amylosporomyces is a genus of fungi in the Stereaceae family.-External links:*...
Amylostereum
Amylostereum
The Amylostereaceae are a family of fungi in the order Russulales. The family is monotypic, containing the single widespread genus Amylostereum, which contains four species....
Boidinia
Boidinia
Boidinia is a genus of fungi in the Russulaceae family. The genus is widely distributed, and contains 10 species....
Chaetoderma
Conferticium
Conferticium
Conferticium is a genus of fungi in the Stereaceae family.-External links:*...
Gloeocystidiopsis
Gloeocystidiopsis
Gloeocystidiopsis is a genus of fungi in the Stereaceae family.-External links:*...
Gloeodontia
Gloeomyces
Laxitextum
Laxitextum
Laxitextum is a genus of fungi in the Stereaceae family.-External links:*...
Megalocystidium
Megalocystidium
Megalocystidium is a genus of fungi in the Stereaceae family.-External links:*...
Pseudoxenasma
Pseudoxenasma
Pseudoxenasma is a genus of fungi in the Russulaceae family. The genus is monotypic, and contains the single species Pseudoxenasma verrucisporum, found in Sweden....
Scotoderma
Scotoderma
Scotoderma is a genus of fungi in the Stereaceae family.-External links:*...
Scytinostromella
Scytinostromella
Scytinostromella is a genus of fungi in the Stereaceae family.-External links:*...
Stereum
Stereum
Stereum is type genus of the Stereaceae family of fungi, in the Russulales order. Until recently, the genus was classified in the Corticiaceae family, of the Corticiales order. However, it was given its own family as a result of the split-up of the Corticiales. Common names for species of this...
Xylobolus
Xylobolus
Xylobolus is a genus of fungi in the Stereaceae family. The Dictionary of the Fungi estimated the genus to contain three widely distributed species; another, X. thoenii, was added in 2011. The genus was circumscribed by Petter Karsten in 1881....