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Cantharellales

order of fungi
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  • panther cap mushroom
    fungus
    / Annotated classification

    Order Cantharellales (incertae sedis; not placed in any subclass) Saprotrophic; basidia have unusual shapes; hyphae may be thin-walled or thick-walled, with or without clamp connections; example genera include Cantharellus, Botryobasidium, Craterellus, and Tulasnella. Order Corticiales (incertae sedis; not placed in any subclass)

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    Order Cantharellales (incertae sedis; not placed in any subclass) Saprotrophic; basidia have unusual shapes; hyphae may be thin-walled or thick-walled, with or without clamp connections; example genera include Cantharellus, Botryobasidium, Craterellus, and Tulasnella. Order Corticiales (incertae sedis; not placed in any subclass)

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