Fomitopsidaceae
| Fomitopsidaceae | |
|---|---|
| Fomitopsis pinicola, member of the Fomitopsidaceae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Fomitopsidaceae Jülich (1982) |
| Type genus | |
| Fomitopsis P.Karst. (1881) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Fomitopsidaceae are a family of fungi in the order Polyporales. Most species are parasitic on woody plants, and tend to cause brown rots. The name comes from Fomitopsis (meaning "looking like Fomes") + -aceae (a suffix used to form taxonomic family names).