Peniophoraceae

Peniophoraceae
Peniophora incarnata growing on the underside of a log of Acer pensylvanicum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Peniophoraceae
Lotsy (1907)
Type genus
Peniophora
Cooke (1879)
Genera

Amylofungus
Dendrophora
Duportella
Entomocorticium
Gloiothele
Peniophora
Vesiculomyces

The Peniophoraceae are a family of fungi in the order Russulales. Species of this family have a cosmopolitan distribution and are mostly saprobic, causing rots of standing and fallen wood. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 7 genera and 88 species.