| Albatrellaceae | |
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| Albatrellus ovinus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: |
Albatrellaceae Pouzar (1966) |
| Type genus | |
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Albatrellus Gray (1821) |
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| Genera | |
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Albatrellus |
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| Synonyms | |
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Leucogastraceae Moreau ex Fogel (1979) |
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Albatrellus
Byssoporia
Fevansia
Jahnoporus
Leucogaster
Leucophleps
Mycolevis
Polyporoletus
Scutiger
Leucogastraceae Moreau ex Fogel (1979)
The Albatrellaceae are a family of fungi in the order Russulales. The family contains 9 genera and more than 45 species.
Most genera in the family produce fruit bodies which have typical mushroom morphology, with caps and stems. Others form false truffles. It also includes a single corticioid genus; Byssoporia.