Kingdom Fungi Scientific name Bankeraceae Rank Family | Division Basidiomycota Higher classification Thelephorales Order Thelephorales | |
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Lower classifications Hydnellum, Hydnellum peckii, Sarcodon imbricatus, Sarcodon squamosus | ||
Bankeraceae fungi kingdom
The Bankeraceae are a family of fungi in the order Thelephorales. Taxa are terrestrial, and ectomycorrhizal with species such as Pinaceae or Fagaceae. The family was circumscribed by Marinus Anton Donk in 1961. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 6 genera and 98 species.
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