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The Phallales are an order
Order (biology)

In Biological classification used in biology, the order is a taxonomic rank between class and family . The superorder is a rank between class and order....
 of fungi that is more or less synonymous with the gomphoid-phalloid clade
Clade

A clade is a term used in modern alpha taxonomy, the scientific classification of living and fossil organisms, to describe a monophyletic group, defined as a group consisting of a single common ancestor and all its descendants.The term "monophyletic group" is used in this article in the conventional sense of "an a...
. At one time, the order was composed entirely of Stinkhorns (Family Phallaceae), but has been expanded to include other families due to modern DNA
DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetics instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and some viruses....
 analysis.

This group includes the stinkhorns, the earthstars, the coral fungi
Coral fungi

Coral fungi, also sometimes called antler fungi, are mushrooms that are so named due to their resemblance to aquatic coral or antlers.Initially all classified in the genus formerly known as Clavaria, they were later split out into several genera including Clavicorona,...
, and some groups of false truffles, club fungi, and chanterelloid fungi.








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The Phallales are an order
Order (biology)

In Biological classification used in biology, the order is a taxonomic rank between class and family . The superorder is a rank between class and order....
 of fungi that is more or less synonymous with the gomphoid-phalloid clade
Clade

A clade is a term used in modern alpha taxonomy, the scientific classification of living and fossil organisms, to describe a monophyletic group, defined as a group consisting of a single common ancestor and all its descendants.The term "monophyletic group" is used in this article in the conventional sense of "an a...
. At one time, the order was composed entirely of Stinkhorns (Family Phallaceae), but has been expanded to include other families due to modern DNA
DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetics instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and some viruses....
 analysis.

This group includes the stinkhorns, the earthstars, the coral fungi
Coral fungi

Coral fungi, also sometimes called antler fungi, are mushrooms that are so named due to their resemblance to aquatic coral or antlers.Initially all classified in the genus formerly known as Clavaria, they were later split out into several genera including Clavicorona,...
, and some groups of false truffles, club fungi, and chanterelloid fungi.

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