Hymenochaetaceae | |
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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) |
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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.