Crepidotaceae

Crepidotaceae
Crepidotus variabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Crepidotaceae
Genera
Crepidotus Pleuroflammula Ramicola Simocybe

The Crepidotaceae is a family of basidiomycete fungi.

Taxonomic Details

The Crepidotaceae have recently undergone a revision based on phylogenetic analyses.^[1] The following characters are typical of this family:

• saprotrophic on woody or herbaceous matter
• gymnocarpic (having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus)
• spore prints that are pale yellow to brown
• simple cuticle (although some may have pileocystidia)
• cheilocystidia always present
• spores entire, smooth or ornamented but never angular or reticulate

References

1. ^ Aime MC, Vilgalys R, Miller OK. (2005). The Crepidotaceae (Basidiomycota, Agaricales): Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera and revision of the family based on molecular evidence. Am J Bot. 92(1):74-82.