Hericiaceae
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| Hericiaceae | |
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| Hericium erinaceus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Hericiaceae Donk (1964) |
| Type genus | |
| Hericium Pers. | |
| Genera | |
The Hericiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Russulales. The best known genus is Hericium, species of which are valued for their medicinal properties in Oriental medicine. Taxa are mainly known from north temperate regions, and are saprobic on rotting wood.[1] Phylogenetic analysis suggests that Hericiaceae belongs to the russuloid clade of homobasidiomycetes, and morphological and molecular evidence links it with the families Auriscalpiaceae, Bondarzewiaceae and Echinodontiaceae.[2]
Description
Species of this family commonly have fruiting bodies with pegs, spines, or teeth hanging from the hymenium.
References
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