Crepidotaceae

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Crepidotaceae
Crepidotus variabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Crepidotaceae
Genera

Crepidotus
Pleuroflammula
Ramicola
Simocybe

The Crepidotaceae is a family of basidiomycete fungi.

Taxonomic Details

The Crepidotaceae have recently undergone a revision based on phylogenetic analyses.[1] The following characters are typical of this family:

  • saprotrophic on woody or herbaceous matter
  • gymnocarpic (having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus)
  • spore prints that are pale yellow to brown
  • simple cuticle (although some may have pileocystidia)
  • cheilocystidia always present
  • spores entire, smooth or ornamented but never angular or reticulate

References

  1. Aime MC, Vilgalys R, Miller OK. (2005). The Crepidotaceae (Basidiomycota, Agaricales): Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera and revision of the family based on molecular evidence. Am J Bot. 92(1):74-82.

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