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Peniophoraceae
The Peniophoraceae are a family of fungi in the order Russulales. Species of this family have a cosmopolitan distribution and are mostly saprobic, causing rots of standing and fallen wood. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 7 genera and 88 species.
10 branches of this family, most-observed first
Peniophora
genusPeniophora
Scytinostroma
genusScytinostroma
Vesiculomyces
genusVesiculomyces
Gloiothele
genusGloiothele
Dendrophora
genusDendrophora
Metulodontia
genusMetulodontia
Duportella
genusDuportella
Stelligera
genusStelligera
Sceptrulum
genusSceptrulum
Amylofungus
genusAmylofungus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 55878.