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    Xenasmataceae

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    Xenasmataceae
    Xenasma pulverulentum
    Scientific classification
    Kingdom:
    Fungi
    Division:
    Basidiomycota
    Class:
    Agaricomycetes
    Order:
    Polyporales
    Family:
    Xenasmataceae

    Oberw. (1966)
    Type genus
    Xenasma
    Donk (1957)
    Genera
    • Clitopilina
    • Xenasma
    • Xenasmatella
    • Xenosperma
    Synonyms[2]
    • Xenasmateae (Oberw.) Parmasto (1968)[1]

    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, 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]

    Description[edit]

    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]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Parmasto, Erast (1968). Conspectus Systematis Corticiacearum (in Latin). Tartu, Estonia: Institutum zoologicum et botanicum Academiae scientiarum R.P.S.S. Estonicae. p. 58.
    2. ^ "Xenasmataceae Oberwinkler 1966". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
    3. ^ Oberwinkler, Franz (1965). "Primitive Basidiomyceten. Revision einiger Formenkreise von Basidienpilzen mit plastischer Basidie". Sydowia (in German). 19 (1–6): 1–72 (see p. 25).
    4. ^ Kirk, P.M. (ed.). "Species Fungorum (version 28th March 2018). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life". Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
    5. ^ a b Cannon, P.F.; Kirk, P.M. (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 379. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.


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