The Fistulinaceae are a
family
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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 ...
, the best-known member of which is the beefsteak fungus ''
Fistulina hepatica''.
Molecular studies have now shown it to lie within the
Agaricales
The Agaricales are an order (biology), order of fungi in the division (mycology), division Basidiomycota. As originally conceived, the order contained all the agarics (gilled mushrooms), but subsequent research has shown that not all agarics are ...
.
See also
*
List of Agaricales families
References
External links
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Agaricales families
Taxa named by Johannes Paulus Lotsy
Taxa described in 1907
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