| Bankeraceae | |
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| Hydnellum aurantiacum, a member of the family Bankeraceae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Thelephorales |
| Family: | Bankeraceae Donk (1961) |
| Type genus | |
| Bankera Coker & Beers ex Pouzar (1955) | |
| Genera | |
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The Bankeraceae are a family of fungi in the order Thelephorales. Taxa are terrestrial, and ectomycorrhizal with plant species in families 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.
Genera
The family consists of the following genera:
References
- Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. pp. 33–4. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
- Donk MA. (1961). "Four new families of Hymenomycetes". Persoonia. 1 (4): 405–7.
- Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
External links
Media related to Bankeraceae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Bankeraceae at Wikispecies
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