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Hymenochaetaceae

Hymenochaetaceae
2012-03-19 Hymenochaete cruenta (Pers.) Donk 206367.jpg
Hymenochaete cruenta, a member of the Hymenochaetaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Hymenochaetales
Family: Hymenochaetaceae
Imazeki & Toki (1954)
Type genus
Hymenochaete
Lév. (1846)
Genera

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The Hymenochaetaceae are a family of fungi in the order Hymenochaetales. The family contains several species that are implicated in many diseases of broad-leaved and coniferous trees, causing heart rot, canker and root diseases, and also esca disease of grapevines. According to a standard reference text, the family contains 27 genera and 487 species.



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