Diplocystaceae

Diplocystaceae
Astraeus hygrometricus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Suborder: Sclerodermatineae
Family: Diplocystaceae
Kreisel (1974)
Genera

Astraeus
Diplocystis
Endogonopsis
Tremellogaster

Synonyms

Astraeaceae Zeller ex Jülich (1982)

The Diplocystaceae (alternatively spelled Diplocystidaceae or Diplocystidiaceae) are a family of fungi in the Boletales order. The family was described by mycologist Hanns Kreisel in 1974.