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Corticiaceae
Sign in to saveThe Corticiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Corticiales. The family formerly included almost all the corticioid (patch- or crust-forming) fungi, whether they were related or not, and as such was highly artificial. In its current sense, however, the name Corticiaceae is restricted to a comparatively small group of corticioid genera within the Corticiales.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Corticiaceae is referenced by 54 other articles, and connects out to fungi, basidiocarp and rice.
It sits within the topics Basidiomycota families, Corticiales and Lichen families.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderCorticiales
- FamilyCorticiaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 979
- With media
- 56
- Family
- Corticiaceae
- Collections
- LSUM, TENN-F, MEL, MICH, US
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia, Guyana, Ukraine
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Corticiales
- Image
- Erythricium laetum 40560.jpg
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- Commons category
- Corticiaceae
- taxon name
- Corticiaceae
- taxon rank
- family
- topic's main category
- Category:Corticiaceae
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- History
- Current status
- Description
- Habitat and distribution
- Economic importance
- References
The Corticiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Corticiales. The family formerly included almost all the corticioid (patch- or crust-forming) fungi, whether they were related or not, and as such was highly artificial. In its current sense, however, the name Corticiaceae is restricted to a comparatively small group of corticioid genera within the Corticiales.
==Taxonomy==
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