| Stereopsidaceae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Stereopsidales Sjkvist, E. Larss., B.E. Pfeil & K. H. Larss. (2014) |
| Family: | Stereopsidaceae Sjkvist, E. Larss., B.E. Pfeil & K. H. Larss. (2014) |
| Type genus | |
| Stereopsis D.A.Reid (1965) | |
| Genera | |
The Stereopsidales are an order of fungi in the class Agaricomycetes. There is a single family, Stereopsidaceae. It was first described in 2014 to contain the genera Stereopsis , which was until then classified in the order Polyporales, and Clavulicium , which was until then classified in the order Cantharellales. Molecular phylogenetics analysis showed these two genera to belong together in their own order. [1] This order might belong in the subclass Phallomycetidae, but this relationship was poorly supported. [1] The Stereopsidales contain corticoid fungi (Clavulicium and Stereopsis) and stalked, funnel shaped fungi (Stereopsis). [1] They are united by features of their spores, which have refractive contents, and become angular and amber-like as they dry. All known members also possess basidia with two sterigmata, although this is also a feature of fungi in many other orders. [1]
