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Hymenochaetales
The
Hymenochaetales
are an
order
of
fungi
in the
class
Agaricomycetes
. The order in its current sense is based on
molecular research
and not on any unifying
morphological
characteristics. According to one 2008 estimate, the Hymenochaetales contain around 600
species
worldwide, mostly
corticioid fungi
and
poroid fungi
, but also including several
clavarioid fungi
and
agarics
. Species of economic importance include wood decay fungi in the genera
Phellinus
and
Inonotus
sensu lato, some of which may cause losses in forestry. Therapeutic properties are claimed for
Inonotus obliquus
("chaga") and
Phellinus linteus
, both of which are now commercially marketed.
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