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Fungi Families/Types Identity Parade

Mycologists arrange fungi into classes > orders > families > genera > species. Fungus orders and families are the basis for most of the Identification sections of this Guide.

Only the most common families are included in the table above; however, full details of hundreds of species, arranged alphabetically in their mycological families, can be accessed via our Fungi Family Index Page...

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