The Agaricales are an order of fungi in the class Agaricomycetes (division Basidiomycota). It is the largest group of mushroom-forming fungi, and includes more than 600 genera and over 25,000 species. Molecular phylogenetics analyses of ribosomal DNA sequences have led to advances in our understanding of the Agaricales, and substantially revised earlier assessments of families and genera. The following families are in the Agaricales, according to Kalichman, Kirk & Matheny (2020), with more recent additions and amendments, as noted. The number of genera and species in each family is taken from Catalogue of Life (2023), unless otherwise noted, and is subject to change as new research is published. Many genera are not as yet assigned to a family.

Families

Family AuthorityYearType genus# genera# species Example Agaricaceae Chevall.Chevallier (1826), p. 121. 1826 AgaricusL. 71Kalichman (2022) accepts 18 genera in Agaricaceae sensu stricto, placing many other genera in the Battarreaceae, Coprinaceae, and Verrucosporaceae. 2308 Agaricus campestris Amanitaceae R.Heim ex Pouzar 1983 AmanitaPers. 8 837 Amanita muscaria Baisuzheniaceae H. Qu, Z.W. Ge, Zhu L. Yang & Redhead 2025 Baisuzhenia H. Qu, Z.W. Ge, Zhu L. Yang & Redhead 1 1 Baisuzhenia humphreyi Biannulariaceae JülichJülich (1981), p. 356. 1981 CatathelasmaLovejoy 3 17 Cleistocybe vernalis Bolbitiaceae Singer 1948 BolbitiusFr. 20 458 Bolbitius vitellinus Broomeiaceae Zeller 1948 BroomeiaBerk. 1 3 Broomeia congregata Callistosporiaceae Vizzini, Consiglio, M. Marchetti & P. Alvarado 2020CallistosporiumSinger 6 34 Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum Clavariaceae Chevall.Chevallier (1826), p. 102. 1826 ClavariaVaill. ex L. 11 353 Clavaria zollingeri Cortinariaceae R.Heim ex Pouzar 1983 CortinariusGray 19 3226 Cortinarius violaceus Crassisporiaceae Vizzini, Consiglio & M. Marchetti 2019 CrassisporiumMatheny, P.-A.Moreau & Vizzini 2 6 Crassisporium funariophilum Crepidotaceae (S. Imai) Singer 1951 Crepidotus (Fr.) Staude 5 150 Crepidotus cinnabarinus Cyphellaceae LotsyLotsy (1907), p. 695. 1907 CyphellaFr. 15 92 Cyphella ferruginea Cystostereaceae JülichJülich (1981), p. 362 1981 CystostereumPouzar 6 24 Cystostereum murrayi Entolomataceae Kotl. & Pouzar 1972 Entoloma(Fr.) P.Kumm. 8 2250 Entoloma sinuatum Fistulinaceae LotsyLotsy (1907), pp. 695, 704. 1907 FistulinaBull. 3 13 Fistulina hepatica Hemigasteraceae Gäum. & C.W.Dodge 1928 HemigasterJuel 2 2 Hydnangiaceae Gäum. & C.W.Dodge 1928 HydnangiumWallr. 4 106 Laccaria amethystina Hygrophoraceae LotsyLotsy, 1907, Truffe, ed. 2706. 1907 HygrophorusFr. 34 1026 Hygrophorus eburneusHymenogastraceae VittadiniVittadini (1831) 1831 Hymenogaster(Fr.) Fr. 21 1577 Hebeloma helodes Inocybaceae JülichJülich (1981), p. 374. 1982 Inocybe(Fr.) Fr. 7 1374 Inocybe obscura Limnoperdaceae G.A.Escobar 1976 LimnoperdonG.A.Escobar 1 1 Lycoperdaceae F. Berchtold & J. Presl 1820 LycoperdonPers. 16 411 Lycoperdon perlatum Lyophyllaceae JülichJülich (1981), p. 378. 1982 LyophyllumP.Karst. 21 308 Lyophyllum decastes Macrocystidiaceae Kühner 1979 MacrocystidiaJoss. 1 6 Macrocystidia cucumis Marasmiaceae Roze ex KühnerKühner (1980), p. 76. 1980 MarasmiusFr. 13 1205 Marasmius rotula Mycenaceae Overeem 1926 Mycena(Pers.) Roussel 27 1845 Mycena galericulata Mythicomycetaceae Vizzini, Consiglio & M. Marchetti 2019 MythicomycesRedhead & A.H.Sm. 2 2 Mythicomyces corneipes Niaceae JülichJülich (1981), p. 381. 1981 NiaR.T.Moore & Meyers 11 168 Merismodes fasciculata Nidulariaceae Dumort. 1822 NidulariaFr. 5 70 Cyathus striatus Omphalotaceae Bresinsky 1985 OmphalotusFayod 18 701 Omphalotus olearius Phelloriniaceae DoweldKalichman (2022) considers Phelloriniaceae to be a later synonym of Battarreaceae with eight genera. 2014Initially published by Ulbrich in 1951, but this was invalid. PhelloriniaBerk. 2 2 Phellorinia herculeana Phyllotopsidaceae Locquin ex Olariaga, Huhtinen, Læssøe, J.H. Petersen & K. Hansen 2020 PhyllotopsisE.-J. Gilbert & Donk ex Singer 3 17 Phyllotopsis nidulans Physalacriaceae CornerCorner (1970), p. 10. 1970 PhysalacriaPeck 30 363 Rhodotus palmatus Pleurotaceae KühnerKühner (1980), p. 184. 1980 Pleurotus (Fr.) P.Kumm. 13 412 Pleurotus ostreatus Pluteaceae Kotl. & Pouzar 1972 PluteusFr. 6 526 Pluteus cervinus Porotheleaceae Murrill 1916 PorotheleumFr. 7 27 Hydropus nigrita Psathyrellaceae Vilgalys & al. 2001 Psathyrella(Fr.) Quél. 27 1122 Psathyrella gracilis Pseudoclitocybaceae Vizzini, Consiglio, P.-A. Moreau & P. Alvarado 2018 Pseudoclitocybe(Singer) Singer (1956) 7 36 Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis Pterulaceae Corner 1970 PterulaFr. 7The paper states that "six genera" comprise the Pterulaceae, but lists seven. 120 Pterula subulata Radulomycetaceae Leal-Dutra, Dentinger & G.W.Griff. 2020 RadulomycesM.P. Christ. 3 34 Radulomyces copelandii Schizophyllaceae Quél. 1888 SchizophyllumFr. 3 14 Schizophyllum commune Squamanitaceae JülichJülich (1981), p. 390 1981 SquamanitaImbach 6 65 Cystoderma carcharias Stephanosporaceae Oberw. & E.Horak 1979 StephanosporaPat. (1914) 7 51 Lindtneria trachyspora Strophariaceae Singer & A.H.Sm. 1946 Stropharia(Fr.) Quél. 14 704 Stropharia aeruginosa Tricholomataceae R.Heim ex Pouzar 1983 Tricholoma(Fr.) Staude 56Kalichman et al. (2020) accept ten genera in Tricholomataceae sensu stricto, but many additional genera await research. 540 Tricholoma flavovirens Tubariaceae Vizzini 2008 Tubaria (W.G. Sm.) Gillet 7 166 Tubaria furfuracea Typhulaceae JülichJülich W. (1981), p. 393. 1982 Typhula(Pers.) Fr. 1 85 Typhula sclerotioides

See also List of Agaricales genera

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