Xenasmataceae | |
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Xenasma pulverulentum | |
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Family: | Xenasmataceae
Oberw. (1966)
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Type genus | |
Xenasma
Donk (1957)
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The Xenasmataceae are a family of crust fungi in the order Polyporales. The family was circumscribed in 1966 by German mycologist Franz Oberwinkler with Xenasma as the type genus. [3] As of April 2018 [update], Index Fungorum accepts 28 species in the family. [4] Xenasmataceae fungi grow as saprobes on fallen wood and are known primarily from temperate areas. [5]
Fruit bodies of Xenasmataceae fungi are usually crust-like, with a waxy or gelatinous texture. The fungi have a monomitic hyphal system, and the hyphae are frequently gelatinous. Spores are translucent, and often stain with Melzer's reagent. [5]
Xenasmataceae | |
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Xenasma pulverulentum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Division: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Family: | Xenasmataceae
Oberw. (1966)
|
Type genus | |
Xenasma
Donk (1957)
| |
Genera | |
Synonyms [2] | |
The Xenasmataceae are a family of crust fungi in the order Polyporales. The family was circumscribed in 1966 by German mycologist Franz Oberwinkler with Xenasma as the type genus. [3] As of April 2018 [update], Index Fungorum accepts 28 species in the family. [4] Xenasmataceae fungi grow as saprobes on fallen wood and are known primarily from temperate areas. [5]
Fruit bodies of Xenasmataceae fungi are usually crust-like, with a waxy or gelatinous texture. The fungi have a monomitic hyphal system, and the hyphae are frequently gelatinous. Spores are translucent, and often stain with Melzer's reagent. [5]