HyperDic: order_aphyllophorales

English > 1 sense of the expression order Aphyllophorales:
NOUNplantorder Aphyllophorales, Aphyllophoralesincludes chiefly saprophytic fungi typically with shelflike bodies
English > order Aphyllophorales: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningIncludes chiefly saprophytic fungi typically with shelflike bodies; sometimes placed in class Hymenomycetes or included in Agaricales.
SynonymAphyllophorales
Member ofBasidiomycota, subdivision Basidiomycota, Basidiomycotina, subdivision BasidiomycotinaComprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidium
MembersFistulinaceae, family FistulinaceaeA family of fungi closely related to the family Polyporaceae except that the tubes on the undersurface of the cap are separate from each other
Polyporaceae, family Polyporaceaefungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees
Broaderfungus orderThe order of fungi

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