List of Agaricales families

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. ^[1] 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. ^[2] The following families are in the Agaricales, according to Kalichman, Kirk & Matheny (2020), ^[3] with more recent additions and amendments, as noted. The number of genera and species in each family is taken from Catalogue of Life (2023), ^[1] 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	Authority	Year	Type genus	# genera	# species	Example
Agaricaceae	Chevall. [4]	1826	Agaricus L.	71 [N 1] [5]	2308	Agaricus campestris
Amanitaceae	R.Heim ex Pouzar [6]	1983	Amanita Pers.	8	837	Amanita muscaria
Baisuzheniaceae	H. Qu, Z.W. Ge, Zhu L. Yang & Redhead [7]	2025	Baisuzhenia H. Qu, Z.W. Ge, Zhu L. Yang & Redhead	1	1	Baisuzhenia humphreyi
Biannulariaceae	Jülich [8]	1981	Catathelasma Lovejoy	3 [9]	17 [9]	Cleistocybe vernalis
Bolbitiaceae	Singer [10]	1948	Bolbitius Fr.	20	458	Bolbitius vitellinus
Broomeiaceae	Zeller [11]	1948	Broomeia Berk.	1	2
Callistosporiaceae	Vizzini, Consiglio, M. Marchetti & P. Alvarado [9]	2020	Callistosporium Singer	6 [9]	34 [9]	Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum
Clavariaceae	Chevall. [12]	1826	Clavaria Vaill. ex L.	11	353	Clavaria zollingeri
Cortinariaceae	R.Heim ex Pouzar [6]	1983	Cortinarius Gray	19	3226	Cortinarius violaceus
Crassisporiaceae	Vizzini, Consiglio & M. Marchetti [13]	2019	Crassisporium Matheny, P.-A.Moreau & Vizzini	2	6	Crassisporium funariophilum
Crepidotaceae	(S. Imai) Singer	1951	Crepidotus (Fr.) Staude	5 [14] [15]	150 [15]	Crepidotus cinnabarinus
Cyphellaceae	Lotsy [16]	1907	Cyphella Fr.	15	92	Cyphella ferruginea
Cystostereaceae	Jülich [17]	1981	Cystostereum Pouzar	6	24	Cystostereum murrayi
Entolomataceae	Kotl. & Pouzar [18]	1972	Entoloma (Fr.) P.Kumm.	8 [19]	2250	Entoloma sinuatum
Fistulinaceae	Lotsy [20]	1907	Fistulina Bull.	3	13	Fistulina hepatica
Hemigasteraceae	Gäum. & C.W.Dodge [21]	1928	Hemigaster Juel	2	2
Hydnangiaceae	Gäum. & C.W.Dodge [21]	1928	Hydnangium Wallr.	4	106	Hydnangium carneum
Hygrophoraceae	Lotsy [22]	1907	Hygrophorus Fr.	34	1026	Hygrophorus eburneus
Hymenogastraceae	Vittadini [23]	1831	Hymenogaster (Fr.) Fr.	21	1577	Hebeloma helodes
Inocybaceae	Jülich [24]	1982	Inocybe (Fr.) Fr.	7 [25]	1374	Inocybe obscura
Limnoperdaceae	G.A.Escobar [26]	1976	Limnoperdon G.A.Escobar	1	1
Lycoperdaceae	F. Berchtold & J. Presl	1820	Lycoperdon Pers.	16	411	Lycoperdon perlatum
Lyophyllaceae	Jülich [27]	1982	Lyophyllum P.Karst.	21	308	Lyophyllum decastes
Macrocystidiaceae	Kühner	1979	Macrocystidia Joss.	1	6	Macrocystidia cucumis
Marasmiaceae	Roze ex Kühner [28]	1980	Marasmius Fr.	13	1205	Marasmius rotula
Mycenaceae	Overeem [29]	1926	Mycena (Pers.) Roussel	27	1845	Mycena galericulata
Mythicomycetaceae	Vizzini, Consiglio & M. Marchetti [30]	2019	Mythicomyces Redhead & A.H.Sm.	2	2	Mythicomyces corneipes
Niaceae	Jülich [31]	1981	Nia R.T.Moore & Meyers	11	168	Merismodes fasciculata
Nidulariaceae	Dumort.	1822	Nidularia Fr.	5	70	Cyathus striatus
Omphalotaceae	Bresinsky	1985	Omphalotus Fayod	18	701	Omphalotus olearius
Phelloriniaceae	Doweld [N 2] [5]	2014 [N 3]	Phellorinia Berk.	2	2	Phellorinia herculeana
Phyllotopsidaceae	Locquin ex Olariaga, Huhtinen, Læssøe, J.H. Petersen & K. Hansen [32]	2020	Phyllotopsis E.-J. Gilbert & Donk ex Singer	3	17	Phyllotopsis nidulans
Physalacriaceae	Corner [33]	1970	Physalacria Peck	30	363	Rhodotus palmatus
Pleurotaceae	Kühner [34]	1980	Pleurotus (Fr.) P.Kumm.	13	412	Pleurotus ostreatus
Pluteaceae	Kotl. & Pouzar [18]	1972	Pluteus Fr.	6	526	Pluteus cervinus
Porotheleaceae	Murrill	1916	Porotheleum Fr.	7	27	Hydropus nigrita
Psathyrellaceae	Vilgalys & al. [35]	2001	Psathyrella (Fr.) Quél.	27	1122	Psathyrella gracilis
Pseudoclitocybaceae	Vizzini, Consiglio, P.-A. Moreau & P. Alvarado [36]	2018	Pseudoclitocybe (Singer) Singer (1956)	7	36	Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis
Pterulaceae	Corner [33]	1970	Pterula Fr.	7 [37] [N 4]	120	Pterula subulata
Radulomycetaceae	Leal-Dutra, Dentinger & G.W.Griff. [37]	2020	Radulomyces M.P. Christ.	3 [37]	34	Radulomyces copelandii
Schizophyllaceae	Quél. [38]	1888	Schizophyllum Fr.	3	14	Schizophyllum commune
Squamanitaceae	Jülich [39]	1981	Squamanita Imbach	6	65	Cystoderma carcharias
Stephanosporaceae	Oberw. & E.Horak	1979	Stephanospora Pat. (1914)	7	51	Lindtneria trachyspora
Strophariaceae	Singer & A.H.Sm. [40]	1946	Stropharia (Fr.) Quél.	14	704	Stropharia aeruginosa
Tricholomataceae	R.Heim ex Pouzar [6]	1983	Tricholoma (Fr.) Staude	56 [N 5] [3]	540	Tricholoma flavovirens
Tubariaceae	Vizzini	2008	Tubaria (W.G. Sm.) Gillet	7	166	Tubaria furfuracea
Typhulaceae	Jülich [41]	1982	Typhula (Pers.) Fr.	1 [32]	85	Typhula sclerotioides

See also

• List of Agaricales genera

Notes

1. Kalichman (2022) accepts 18 genera in Agaricaceae sensu stricto, placing many other genera in the Battarreaceae, Coprinaceae, and Verrucosporaceae.
2. Kalichman (2022) considers Phelloriniaceae to be a later synonym of Battarreaceae with eight genera.
3. Initially published by Ulbrich in 1951, but this was invalid.
4. The paper states that "six genera" comprise the Pterulaceae, but lists seven.
5. Kalichman et al. (2020) accept ten genera in Tricholomataceae sensu stricto, but many additional genera await research.

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