Orthomycotina

Belongs within: Opisthokonta.Contains: Exobasidiomycetes, Ustilaginales, Urocystales, Dacrymycetales, Agaricomycetes, Tremellomycetes. The Orthomycotina are a clade of fungi exhibiting uniporate septa with dolipores, and globular centrosomes (Cavalier-Smith 1998). A relict fungus on a relict host Published 7 November 2008 Welcome to Fantastic Fungus Friday! Today brought me word of not just one, but two incredible discoveries involving… Continue reading Orthomycotina

Phallales

Belongs within: Phallomycetidae.Contains: Geastrum. The Phallales are a clade in which mature spores are contained in a slimy material that is dispersed by flies. Phallales [Sphaerobolales] | i. s.: Chondrogaster Maire 1925KC01 | Vandasia Velen. 1922 (n. d.)KC01 |–Clathrus Micheli ex L. 1801 (see below for synonymy)KC01 | |–C. albidusCC15 | |–C. cancellatusH04 | |–C. cibarius [=Ileodictyon… Continue reading Phallales

Ustilaginales

Belongs within: Orthomycotina.Contains: Ustilaginaceae. The Ustilaginales are a clade of smut fungi with darkly colored teliospores that usually germinate with four-celled phragmobasidia (Begerow et al. 2006). <==Ustilaginales |–GlomosporiaceaeBSB06 | |–Glomosporium Kochman 1939KC01 | |–Tothiella Vánky 1999 [incl. Rhombiella Liro 1939]KC01 | |–Sorosporium Rudolphi 1829V01, KC01 | | `–S. piluliformisHE80 | `–Thecaphora Fingerh. 1836 (nom. cons. prop.) (see below for… Continue reading Ustilaginales

Thelephorales

Belongs within: Agaricomycetes. The Thelephorales are a clade of resupinate, clavarioid and pileate basidiomycetes, with smooth, hydnoid or poroid hymenophores (Binder et al. 2005). <==Thelephorales [Bankeraceae, Thelephoraceae] |–‘Pseudotomentella’ ochraceaBH05 `–+–Pseudotomentella Svrček 1958BH05, KC01 | |–P. mucidulaBH05 | |–P. nigraBH05 | `–P. tristisBH05 `–+–+–Phellodon Karst. 1881BH05, KC01 | | `–P. tomentosusBH05 | `–Bankera Coker & Bees ex… Continue reading Thelephorales

Hyphodontia

Belongs within: Agaricomycetes.Contains: Hymenochaetaceae. Hyphodontia is a genus of resupinate, non-poroid basidiomycetes commonly found on dead wood. <==Hyphodontia Erikss. 1958 (see below for synonymy)KC01 | i. s.: H. alienataBH05 | H. barbajovisBH05 | H. borealisBH05 | ‘Gerronema’ marchantiaeHB02 | H. quercinaBH05 |–+–+–H. alutariaBH05 | | `–+–‘Schizopora’ flaviporaBH05 | | `–H. pallidulaBH05 | `–+–H. cineraceaBH05 | `–+–‘Resinicium’ bicolorBH05 |… Continue reading Hyphodontia

Russulales

Belongs within: Agaricomycetes.Contains: Auriscalpiaceae, Russula, Peniophorales. The Russulales are a clade of fungi in which fruit bodies typically have a brittle, crumbly texture. Most species are saprobes though some are ectomycorrhizal or timber pathogens (Binder et al. 2005). Characters (Kirk et al. 2001): Basidiomata hypogeal or epigaeal. Hymenium lamellate, with irregular texture; lamellae often branched. Context fleshy, white or palely stained, mixed with… Continue reading Russulales

Vuilleminiales

Belongs within: Agaricomycetes. The Vuilleminiales are a clade of basidiomycetes united by molecular data, most of which are resupinate forms (Binder et al. 2005). <==Vuilleminiales [Corticiales] |–Galzinia Bourdot 1922BH05, KC01 | `–G. incrustansBH05 `–+–Marchandiobasidium aurantiacum [incl. Marchandiomyces aurantiacus]BH05 `–+–Marchandiomyces Dieder. & Hawksw. 1990BH05, KC01 | |–M. corallinusBH05 | `–M. lignicolaBH05 `–+–Vuilleminia Maire 1902BH05, KC01 | |–V. comedensBH05 |… Continue reading Vuilleminiales

Polyporaceae

Belongs within: Polyporales.Contains: Amauroderma, Trametes, Lentinus, Ganoderma, Polyporus. The Polyporaceae are a clade of polypores that produce a white rot (Justo et al. 2017). Characters (Justo et al. 2017): Polypores, rarely corticioid; hyphal system mostly dimitic or trimitic, occasionally monomitic and those usually with dendroid hyphal elements in hymenium; hyphae with clamp-connections, exceptionally simple-septate; spores thin- to thick-walled, smooth to ornamented, relatively big for Polyporales, hyaline… Continue reading Polyporaceae

Boletales

Belongs within: Agaricomycetidae.Contains: Suillineae, Sclerodermatineae, Boletaceae. The Boletales are a morphologically diverse clade of fungi united by molecular data. <==Boletales [Hygrophoropsidaceae, Melanogastrales] |–Tapinellaceae [Tapinellineae]BH05 | |–Pseudomerulius Jülich 1979BH05, KC01 | | `–P. aureusBH05 | |–Bondarcevomyces Parmasto 1999BH05, KC01 | | `–B. taxiBH05 | `–Tapinella Gilbert 1931 non Enderlein 1908 (ICZN)BH05, KC01 [incl. Tapinia (Fr.) Karst. 1879 non… Continue reading Boletales

Peniophorales

Belongs within: Russulales. The Peniophorales are a clade of fungi united by molecular data, most of them resupinate or effused-reflexed forms (Binder et al. 2005). <==Peniophorales [Asterostromataceae, Dichostereaceae, Lachnocladiaceae, Lachnocladiales] |–‘Scytinostroma’ renisporumBH05 `–+–+–‘Scytinostroma’ eurasiatico-galactinumBH05 | `–+–Dichostereum Pilát 1926BH05, KC01 | | |–D. effuscatumBH05 | | `–+–D. durumBH05 | | `–D. pallescensBH05 | `–VararioideaeBH05 | |–Lachnocladium Lév. 1846 (nom.… Continue reading Peniophorales