Schizophyllaceae

Schizophyllaceae
Schizophyllum commune
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Schizophyllaceae
Quél. (1888)
Type genus
Schizophyllum
Fr. (1815)
Genera

Auriculariopsis
Schizophyllum

Synonyms

Auriculariopsidaceae Jülich (1981)

The Schizophyllaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. The family contains two genera and seven species. Species cause white rot in hardwoods. The most common member of the genus Schizophyllum is Schizophyllum commune, a widely distributed mushroom.