Schizoporaceae are a family of fungi in the order Hymenochaetales. These are saprobic, and cause white rots of standing and fallen wood of coniferous and broadleaved trees.[1] According to one 2008 estimate, the family contains 14 genera and 109 species.[2]

Schizoporaceae
Schizopora paradoxa, a species of the Schizoporaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Hymenochaetales
Family: Schizoporaceae
Jülich (1982)
Genera

14, see text

Genera

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References

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  1. ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
  2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 620. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.