Peniophoraceae
| Peniophoraceae | |
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| Peniophora incarnata growing on the underside of a log of Acer pensylvanicum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Peniophoraceae Lotsy (1907) |
| Type genus | |
| Peniophora Cooke (1879)
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| Genera | |
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Amylofungus | |
The Peniophoraceae are a family of fungi in the order Russulales. Species of this family have a cosmopolitan distribution and are mostly saprobic, causing rots of standing and fallen wood. According to 2025 data the family contains 16 genera and 416 species.