Botryobasidiaceae

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Botryobasidiaceae
Botryobasidium subcoronatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Botryobasidiaceae
(Parm.) Jülich (1982)
Genera

Botryobasidium
Suillosporium

Synonyms

Botryobasidioideae Parm. (1968)
Botryohypochnoideae Parm. (1968)
Botryohypochnaceae (Parm.) Jülich (1982)

The Botryobasidiaceae are a

saprotrophs
. None is known to be of any economic importance.

Taxonomy

History

The name Botryobasidioideae was first introduced as a subfamily of the

Stereales.[2]

Current status

DNA sequences, has confirmed the Botryobasidiaceae as a separate family, but restricted to the genus Botryobasidium, including its anamorphs and Botryohypochnus. The family is placed alongside the Ceratobasidiaceae and Tulasnellaceae within the order Cantharellales.[3][4] Genera previously included within the Botryobasidiaceae have now been placed in the Corticiales (Waitea), Hymenochaetales (Botryodontia), and Polyporales (Candelabrochaete). The disposition of Suillosporium is as yet unknown.[4]

Habitat and distribution

According to a 2008 estimate, the Botryobasidiaceae contains around 80 species worldwide.

saprotrophs and are typically found on the undersides of fallen, rotting branches in woodland leaf litter. Basidiocarps are thin and ephemeral.[6] None is known to be of any economic importance.[7]

References

  1. ^ Parmasto E. (1968). Conspectus systematis Corticiacearum. Tartu: Acad. Sci. Estonicae.
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    PMID 17981020
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  5. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA, eds. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, Oxford: CABI.
  6. ISBN 3-443-59060-8
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  7. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5
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