THELEPHORALES Corner ex Oberw.
(an order of basidiomycete fungi)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
images
No of
ID refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Family 20 subtaxa 114 images 41 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Family 14 subtaxa 106 images 18 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderTHELEPHORALES (an order of basidiomycete 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
Ellis, M.B. & J.P. 1990 Fungi without gills (Hymenomycetes and Gasteromycetes) an identification handbook 329pp, Chapman and Hall
Pegler, D.N., Roberts, P.J. & Spooner B.M. 1997 British Chanterelles & Tooth Fungi 114pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Stalpers, J.A. 1993 The Aphyllophoraceous fungi I: Keys to the species of the Thelephorales Stud. Mycol. No. 35.

THELEPHORALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for THELEPHORALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 171 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for THELEPHORALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
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