The Albatrellaceae are a family of fungi in the order Russulales. The family contains 9 genera and more than 45 species.[1][4]
Albatrellaceae | |
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Albatrellus ovinus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Russulales |
Family: | Albatrellaceae Pouzar (1966) |
Type genus | |
Albatrellus Gray (1821)
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Genera | |
Albatrellus | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Leucogastraceae Moreau ex Fogel (1979)[3] |
Most genera in the family produce fruit bodies which have typical mushroom morphology, with caps and stems. Others form false truffles. It also includes a single corticioid genus; Byssoporia.[1]