Corticiales

order of fungi

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The Corticiales are an order of fungi within the Basidiomycota phylum. These fungi can be parasitic, saprotrophic (feeding on dead organic matter), or symbiotic with algae to form lichens. Their spores typically range in color from white to pink, and their hyphae are clamped. Notable genera within this order include Corticium, Vuilleminia, and Punctularia. The genus Corticium specifically includes fungi with smooth, simple sporophores that can be parasitic on wood or economic crops.12

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Order Corticiales (incertae sedis; not placed in any subclass) Parasitic, saprotrophic, or symbiotic with algae to form lichen; spores range in colour from white to pink; hyphae clamped; example genera include Corticium, Vuilleminia, and Punctularia. Order Gloeophyllales (incertae sedis; not placed in any subclass)
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Order Corticiales (incertae sedis; not placed in any subclass) Parasitic, saprotrophic, or symbiotic with algae to form lichen; spores range in colour from white to pink; hyphae clamped; example genera include Corticium, Vuilleminia, and Punctularia. Order Gloeophyllales (incertae sedis; not placed in any subclass)
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