| Atheliaceae | |
|---|---|
| Athelia neuhoffii, member of the Atheliaceae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Subclass: | Agaricomycetidae |
| Order: | Atheliales Jülich (1981) |
| Family: | Atheliaceae Jülich (1981) |
| Type genus | |
| Athelia Pers. |
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The Atheliaceae are a family of fungi in the monotypic order Atheliales. Both the order and the family were described by W. Jülich in 1981.[1] According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 22 genera and 106 species.[2]