| Diplocystaceae | |
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| Astraeus hygrometricus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Suborder: | Sclerodermatineae |
| Family: | Diplocystaceae Kreisel (1974) |
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| Synonyms [1] | |
The Diplocystaceae (alternatively spelled Diplocystidaceae [2] or Diplocystidiaceae [3] ) are a family of fungi in the Boletales order. The family was described by mycologist Hanns Kreisel in 1974. [4]