Lyophyllaceae
The Lyophyllaceae is a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. A 2008 estimate indicated eight genera and 157 species;[1] as of November 2014, the Catalog of Life lists 13 genera in the family.[2] Lyophyllaceae was circumscribed by mycologist Walter Jülich in 1981.[3]
| Lyophyllaceae | |
|---|---|
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| Lyophyllum decastes, also known as the 'fried chicken mushroom' (Not to be confused with chicken of the woods) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Lyophyllaceae Jülich (1981) |
| Type genus | |
| Lyophyllum P.Karst. (1881) | |
| Genera | |
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Arthromyces | |
Some species are popular as edible fungi, such as the brown beech mushroom Hypsizygus tessellatus and Lyophyllum shimeji.
Genera
The family currently includes the following genera:
- Asterophora
- Blastosporella
- Calocybe
- Calocybella
- Gerhardtia
- Hypsizygus
- Lyophyllopsis
- Lyophyllum
- Myochromella
- Ossicaulis
- Rugosomyces
- Sagaranella
- Tephrocybe
- Tephrocybella
- Termitomyces
- Termitosphaera
See also
References
- Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 395. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- "Search for: "Lyophyllaceae"". Catalog of Life. Species 2000 and Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 24 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2019-05-24. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
- Jülich W. (1981). Higher taxa of Basidiomycetes. Bibliotheca Mycologica. Vol. 85. Cramer. p. 378. ISBN 978-3768213240.
External links
- "Lyophyllaceae Jülich, 1982". Atlas of Living Australia. Archived from the original on 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
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