Bankeraceae

Bankeraceae
Hydnellum aurantiacum, a member of the family Bankeraceae
Scientific classification
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.

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