Secotiaceae (Noun)
Meaning
A family of fungi that have a stalk and cap and a wrinkled mass of tissue (the gleba) where spores are produced; are often dismissed as misshapen forms of other fungi.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Secotiaceae family of fungi is often overlooked due to its unique, somewhat deformed structure.
- Secotiaceae fungi can be identified by their stalk and cap, but their spores are produced internally.
- The Secotiaceae family was once considered a group of abortive or misshapen forms of other fungi.
- Researchers have finally begun to uncover the unique characteristics and properties of the Secotiaceae mushroom family.
- Some species of Secotiaceae are believed to be intermediate forms between gilled and pore fungi.