Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes | Division Basidiomycota | |
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Family LachnocladiaceaeD.A.Reid (1965) | ||
The Lachnocladiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Russulales. A 2008 estimate places 124 species in 8 genera in the Lachnocladiaceae. Species of this family, which have a widespread distribution in both tropical and temperate zones, are typically found on decaying coniferous or deciduous wood. The family was circumscribed by British mycologist Derek Reid in 1965.
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