Auriscalpiaceae
Encyclopedia
The Auriscalpiaceae are a family
of fungi in the Russulales
order. Like much of the Russulales, it has been defined through molecular phylogeny
, and includes physically dissimilar species, such as the tooth fungus Auriscalpium
and the gilled, often shelf-like members of Lentinellus
. The family contains 6 genera
and 38 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 Russulales
Russulales
The Russulales are an order of the Agaricomycetes,...
order. Like much of the Russulales, it has been defined through molecular phylogeny
Molecular phylogeny
Molecular phylogenetics is the analysis of hereditary molecular differences, mainly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. The result of a molecular phylogenetic analysis is expressed in a phylogenetic tree...
, and includes physically dissimilar species, such as the tooth fungus Auriscalpium
Auriscalpium
Auriscalpium is a genus of mushrooms typifying the family Auriscalpiaceae and characterized by in part by rough-walled, amyloid spores that are produced on pendant spines, hence it is considered to be a tooth fungus. The type species, A...
and the gilled, often shelf-like members of Lentinellus
Lentinellus
Lentinellus is a white rot, wood decay, lamellate agaric in the family Auriscalpiaceae, further characterized in part by rough-walled, amyloid spores produced on lamellae with jagged edges...
. The family contains 6 genera
Genera
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and 38 species.