The Lyophyllaceae is a
family
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of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the order
Agaricales
The fungal order Agaricales, also known as gilled mushrooms (for their distinctive gills) or euagarics, contains some of the most familiar types of mushrooms. The order has 33 extant families, 413 genera, and over 13,000 described species, alo ...
. A 2008 estimate indicated eight
genera
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and 157 species;
, the
Catalog of Life
The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic Info ...
lists 13 genera in the family.
Lyophyllaceae was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by mycologist
Walter Jülich in 1981.
Some species are popular as edible fungi, such as the brown beech mushroom ''
Hypsizygus tessellatus
''Hypsizygus tessulatus'', the beech mushroom, is an edible mushroom native to East Asia. It is cultivated locally in temperate climates in Europe, North America and Australia and sold fresh in super markets. In nature, these are gilled mushro ...
'' and ''
Lyophyllum shimeji''.
Genera
The family currently includes the following genera:
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Asterophora''
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Blastosporella''
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Calocybe''
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Calocybella''
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Gerhardtia''
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Hypsizygus''
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Lyophyllopsis''
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Lyophyllum
''Lyophyllum'' is a genus of about 40 species of fungi, widespread in north temperate
In geography, the temperate climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes (23.5° to 66.5° N/S of Equator), which span between the tropics and the ...
''
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Myochromella''
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Ossicaulis''
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Rugosomyces''
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Sagaranella''
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Tephrocybe
''Tephrocybe'' is a genus of about 40 species of mushroom, with a widespread distribution in temperate areas. The genus was circumscribed by Dutch mycologist Marinus Anton Donk
Marinus Anton Donk (14 August 1908 – 2 September 1972) was a Dutc ...
''
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Tephrocybella''
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Termitomyces
''Termitomyces'' is a genus of basidiomycete fungi belonging to the family Lyophyllaceae. There are 30-40 species in the genus, all of which are completely dependent on termites to survive. They are the food source for a subfamily of termites, th ...
''
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Termitosphaera''
See also
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List of Agaricales families
References
External links
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Agaricales families
Taxa named by Walter Jülich
Fungi described in 1981
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