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Cortinariaceae
Sign in to saveThe Cortinariaceae are a large family of gilled mushrooms found worldwide, containing over 3200 species. 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.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderAgaricales
- FamilyCortinariaceae
丝膜菌科（Cortinariaceae）是担子菌门下伞菌目的一科。具有絲狀保護膜保護菌褶及暗色孢印為本科主要特徵，大多有毒或不宜食用。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 59
- With media
- 12
- Family
- Cortinariaceae
- Collections
- MEL, US, UT, MIN, F, NY
- Recorded in
- Australia, Guyana, United States, India, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Brasil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Agaricales
- Image
- Dermocybe canaria 45401.jpg
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- Commons category
- Cortinariaceae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Cortinariaceae
- topic's main category
- Category:Cortinariaceae
- taxon author citation
- Singer
- taxonomic type
- Cortinarius
- taxon synonym
- Gigaspermataceae
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- Differences in genera
- Edibility
- See also
- References
The Cortinariaceae are a large family of gilled mushrooms found worldwide, containing over 3200 species. 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.
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