GOMPHACEAE Donk
(a family of coral fungi, false truffles and fairy clubs)

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Genus 1 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
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Genus 11 subtaxa 69 images 12 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyGOMPHACEAE (a family of coral fungi, false truffles and fairy clubs)
OrderGOMPHALES (an order of coral, tooth and club fungi)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Watling, R. & Turnbull, E. 1998 Cantharellaceae, Gomphaceae & Amyloid-Spored and Xeruloid Members of Trichlomataceae (excl. Mycena) British Fungus Flora, Vol 8, 189pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

GOMPHACEAE (a family of coral fungi, false truffles and fairy clubs) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for GOMPHACEAE (a family of coral fungi, false truffles and fairy clubs)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 45 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for GOMPHACEAE (a family of coral fungi, false truffles and fairy clubs)
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