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Meruliaceae
Sign in to saveThe Meruliaceae are a family of fungi in the order Polyporales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 47 genera and 420 species. , Index Fungorum accepts 645 species in the family.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderPolyporales
- FamilyMeruliaceae
Мерулиевые (лат. Meruliaceae) — семейство грибов, входящее в порядок Полипоровые (Polyporales).
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 40
- With media
- 28
- Family
- Meruliaceae
- Collections
- UFPE, MEL, UCSC, FLAS, MIN, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA)
- Recorded in
- Brasil, Australia, United States, Argentina, ?
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Genera
- References
The Meruliaceae are a family of fungi in the order Polyporales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 47 genera and 420 species. , Index Fungorum accepts 645 species in the family.
==Taxonomy== The family was formally circumscribed by English mycologist Carleton Rea in 1922, with Merulius as the type genus. He also included the genera Phlebia, Coniophora (now placed in the Coniophoraceae), and Coniophorella (now considered a synonym of Coniophora). His description of the Meruliaceae was as follows: "Hymenium spread over veins, anastomosing pores, or quite smooth; edge of veins or pores fertile." Several genera formerly classified in the Meruliaceae were moved to the family Steccherinaceae based on molecular evidence.
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