Cortinariaceae

Cortinariaceae
Cortinarius archeri in Tasmania
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
R.Heim ex Pouzar (1983)
Type genus
Cortinarius
Gray (1821)
Genera

Aureonarius
Austrocortinarius
Calonarius
Cortinarius
Cystinarius
Hygronarius
Mystinarius
Phlegmacium
Protoglossum
Pyrrhoglossum
Quadrispora
Stephanopus
Thaxterogaster
Volvanarius

Synonyms[1][2]
  • Gigaspermaceae Jülich (1981)
  • Gigaspermataceae Jülich (1981)

The Cortinariaceae are a large family of gilled mushrooms found worldwide, containing over 2100 species.[3] The family takes its name from its largest genus, the varied species of the genus Cortinarius. Many genera formerly in the Cortinariaceae have been placed in various other families, including Hymenogastraceae, Inocybaceae and Bolbitiaceae.

The deadly toxin orellanine has been found in at least 34 Cortinariaceae.[4]

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