Lyophyllaceae | |
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Lyophyllum decastes, also known as the 'fried chicken mushroom' (Not to be confused with chicken of the woods) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: |
Lyophyllaceae Jülich (1981) |
Type genus | |
Lyophyllum P.Karst. (1881) |
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Genera | |
Arthromyces |
Arthromyces
Asterophora
Blastosporella
Caesposus
Calocybe
Gerhardtia
Hypsizygus
Lyophyllopsis
Lyophyllum
Myochromella
Ossicaulis
Rugosomyces
Sagaranella
Sphagnurus
Tephrocybe
Termitomyces
Termitosphaera
Tricholomella
The Lyophyllaceae is a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. A 2008 estimate indicated eight genera and 157 species; as of November 2014[update], the Catalog of Life lists 13 genera in the family. Lyophyllaceae was circumscribed by mycologist Walter Jülich in 1981.