Stereaceae

Stereaceae
Stereum hirsutum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Stereaceae
Pilát
Type genus
Stereum
Synonyms
  • Aleurodiscaceae Jülich 1981
  • Acanthophysiaceae Boidin, Mugnier, & Canales 1998

The Stereaceae are a family of corticioid fungi in the Russulales order. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, are lignicolous or terrestrial (in leaf litter), and typically saprobic. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi, the family contains 22 genera and 125 species.