Peniophoraceae

Peniophoraceae
	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)
Genera
	Amylofungus; Dendrophora; Duportella; Entomocorticium; Gloiothele; Peniophora; Vesiculomyces

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.[1] According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 7 genera and 88 species.[2]

References

Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CABI. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.
Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 507. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

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[1] Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CABI. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.

[Kirk2008-2] Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 507. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.