The Thelephoraceae are a
family
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of
fungi
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in the order
Thelephorales
The Thelephorales are an order of fungi in the class Agaricomycetes. The order includes corticioid and hydnoid fungi, together with a few polypores and clavarioid species. Most fungi within the Thelephorales are ectomycorrhizal. None is of ...
. This grouping of mushrooms is
commonly known as the "leathery earthfans".
Genera
The family includes the following eight genera:
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Amaurodon''
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Hypochnus''
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Lenzitopsis''
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Polyozellus''
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Pseudotomentella''
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Skepperia''
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Thelephora
''Thelephora'' is a genus of fungi in the family Thelephoraceae. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 50 species. Fruit bodies of species are leathery, usually brownish at maturity, and range in shape from coral-like tufts t ...
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Tomentella''
References
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Thelephorales
Basidiomycota families
Taxa named by François Fulgis Chevallier
Taxa described in 1826
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