Stereaceae


The Stereaceae are a family of corticioid fungi in the Russulales order. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, are lignicolous or terrestrial, and typically saprobic. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi, the family contains 22 genera and 125 species.

Genera list

  • Acanthobasidium
  • Acanthofungus
  • Acanthophysellum
  • Acanthophysium
  • Aleurocystis
  • Aleurodiscus
  • Amylofungus
  • Amylohyphus
  • Amylosporomyces
  • Amylostereum
  • Boidinia
  • Chaetoderma
  • Conferticium
  • Gloeocystidiopsis
  • Gloeodontia
  • Gloeomyces
  • Megalocystidium
  • Pseudoxenasma
  • Scotoderma
  • Scytinostromella
  • Stereum
  • Xylobolus
There is also phylogenetic evidence that the species known as BY1 is in Stereaceae, but has yet to be described completely.