Bankeraceae | |
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Hydnellum aurantiacum, member of the Bankeraceae family | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Thelephorales |
Family: |
Bankeraceae Donk (1961) |
Type genus | |
Bankera Coker & Beers ex Pouzar (1955) |
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Genera | |
The Bankeraceae are a family of fungi in the order Thelephorales. Taxa are terrestrial, and ectomycorrhizal with species such as Pinaceae or Fagaceae. The family was circumscribed by Marinus Anton Donk in 1961. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 6 genera and 98 species.