The Phleogenaceae 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 ...
in the
order
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* A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica
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...
Atractiellales
The Atractiellomycetes are class of fungi in the Pucciniomycotina subdivision of the Basidiomycota. The class consists of a single order, the Atractiellales, which contains 3 families, 10 genera
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above s ...
. The family currently contains six
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 around 50 species.
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Atractiellales
Basidiomycota families