Phallales

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Phallales
Common Stinkhorn, Phallus impudicus
Common Stinkhorn, Phallus impudicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Subclass: Phallomycetidae
Order: Phallales
E. Fisch., 1898[1]
Families

Mesophelliaceae
Phallaceae
Ramariaceae

The Phallales are an order of fungi that is more or less synonymous with the gomphoid-phalloid clade. At one time, the order was composed entirely of Stinkhorns (Family Phallaceae), but has been expanded to include other families due to modern DNA analysis[citation needed].

This group includes the stinkhorns, the earthstars, the coral fungi, and some groups of false truffles, club fungi, and chanterelloid fungi.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Engler, A. (1898). Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien: Eine Übersicht über das gesammte Pflanzensystem, second, Berlin: Gebrüder Borntraeger Verlag, 46. 

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