Hymenochaetaceae
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| Hymenochaetaceae | |
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| Hymenochaete cruenta, a member of the Hymenochaetaceae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Hymenochaetales |
| Family: | Hymenochaetaceae Imazeki & Toki (1954) |
| Type genus | |
| Hymenochaete Lév. (1846) | |
| Genera | |
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The Hymenochaetaceae are a family of fungi in the order Hymenochaetales. The family contains several species that are implicated in many diseases of broad-leaved and coniferous trees, causing heart rot, canker and root diseases, and also esca disease of grapevines.[1] According to a standard references text, the family contains 27 genera and 487 species.[2]
The name probably means long-haired membrane from the Greek hymen meaning membrane and chaite meaning long hair.
Genera
- †Appianoporites (Eocene)
- Asterodon
- Aurificaria
- Botryodontia
- Clavariachaete
- Coltricia
- Coltriciella
- Cyclomyces
- Dichochaete
- Erythromyces
- Fomitiporia
- Fulvifomes
- Hydnochaete
- Hymenochaete
- Inocutis
- Inonotopsis
- Inonotus
- Onnia
- Phellinidium
- Phellinus
- Phellopilus
- Phellinopsis
- Phylloporia
- Polystictus
- †Quatsinoporites (Late Cretaceous)
- Porodaedalea
- Pseudochaete
- Pseudoinonotus
- Pyrrhoderma
References
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