Fungalpedia – Note 941, Agaricaceae

 

Agaricaceae. Chevall.

Citation when using this data Manawasinghe IS et al. 2022 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Basidiomycota.

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Classification: Agaricales, Agaricomycetidae, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycotina, Basidiomycota, Fungi

Chevall (1826) introduced Agaricaceae using Agaricus as the type genus. He et al. (2019) accepted 60 genera in Agaricaceae. Sokol et al. (2021) added a new genus of Asperosporus to this family. 

Type genus: Agaricus L., Sp. pl. 2: 1171 (1753).

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Agaricaceae.

 

References

Chevallier FF. 1826 – Flore Ge´ne´rale des Environs de Paris [General Flora of the Area Around Paris]. Ferra Jeune, France, 1–674.

He MQ, Zhao RL, Hyde KD, Begerow D et al. 2019 – Notes, outline and divergence times of Basidiomycota. Fungal Diversity 99, 105–367.

 

Entry by

Ishara Sandeepani Manawasinghe, Innovative Institute for Plant Health, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, PR of China

Published online 25 April 2022

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