Peniophoraceae
Encyclopedia
The Peniophoraceae are a family
of fungi in the order Russulales
. Species of this family have a cosmopolitan distribution
and are mostly saprobic, causing rots of standing and fallen wood. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 7 genera
and 88 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 Russulales
Russulales
The Russulales are an order of the Agaricomycetes,...
. Species of this family have a cosmopolitan distribution
Cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a taxon is said to have a cosmopolitan distribution if its range extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. For instance, the killer whale has a cosmopolitan distribution, extending over most of the world's oceans. Other examples include humans, the lichen...
and are mostly saprobic, causing rots of standing and fallen wood. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 7 genera
Genera
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and 88 species.