The Bankeraceae are a family of fungi in the order Thelephorales. Taxa are terrestrial, and ectomycorrhizal with plant species in families such as Pinaceae or Fagaceae.[1] The family was circumscribed by Marinus Anton Donk in 1961.[2] According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 6 genera and 98 species.[3]
| Bankeraceae | |
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| Hydnellum aurantiacum, a member of the family Bankeraceae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Thelephorales |
| Family: | Bankeraceae Donk (1961) |
| Type genus | |
| Bankera | |
| Genera | |
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Genera edit
The family consists of the following genera:
References edit
- ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. pp. 33–4. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
- ^ Donk MA. (1961). "Four new families of Hymenomycetes". Persoonia. 1 (4): 405–7.
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
External links edit
Media related to Bankeraceae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Bankeraceae at Wikispecies
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