The Claustulaceae are a
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
of
fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
in the
Phallales
The Phallales is an order of fungi in the subclass Phallomycetidae.
Taxonomy
The order contains three families:
* Claustulaceae which includes 12 species in 6 genera
* Gastrosporiaceae which includes 3 species in a single genus
* Phallaceae
...
order. The family contains four
genera
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...
and ten
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
.
[ The family was circumscribed by the mycologist ]Gordon Herriot Cunningham
Gordon Herriot Cunningham (27 August 1892 – 18 July 1962) was the first New Zealand-based mycologist and plant pathologist. In 1936 he was appointed the inaugural director of the DSIR Plant Diseases Division. Cunningham established the Ne ...
in 1939.[
]
References
External links
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Phallales
Basidiomycota families
Taxa named by Gordon Herriot Cunningham
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