Xenasmataceae
| Xenasmataceae | |
|---|---|
| Xenasma pulverulentum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Xenasmataceae Oberw. (1966) |
| Type genus | |
| Xenasma Donk (1957) | |
| Genera | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Xenasmataceae are a family of crust fungi in the order Polyporales. The family was circumscribed in 1966 by German mycologist Franz Oberwinkler with Xenasma as the type genus. As of April 2018, Index Fungorum accepts 28 species in the family. Xenasmataceae fungi grow as saprobes on fallen wood and are known primarily from temperate areas.