Meruliaceae

Meruliaceae
Phlebia tremellosa, member of the Meruliaceae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Meruliaceae
Rea (1922)
Type genus
Merulius
Fr. (1821)
Synonyms
  • Climacodontaceae Jülich (1981)
  • Phlebiaceae Jülich (1981)

The Meruliaceae are a family of fungi in the order Polyporales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 47 genera and 420 species. As of April 2018, Index Fungorum accepts 645 species in the family.