Fungalpedia – Note 3203, Basidiomycota

 

Basidiomycota. R.T. Moore.

Citation when using this data: Jayawardena RS et al. 2023 – Fungalpedia.

Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank

Classification: Fungi

We follow the latest treatments of Basidiomycota in Zhao et al. (2017), He et al. (2019) and Wijayawardena et al. (2022).

Agaricomycotina Doweld

Agaricomycetes Doweld

Agaricales Underw.

Agaricaceae Chevall.

Notes: Agaricaceae was erected by Chevallier (1826) based on the type genus Agaricus L. Previously, this family contained only gilled fungi. However, research- based on molecular data transferred many non- gilled fungal families such as Lycoperdaceae, Nidulariaceae and Tulostomataceae to Agaricaceae. Now, it is represented by more than 1300 species belonging to 85 genera (Kirk et al. 2008; He et al. 2019; Wijayawardena et al. 2022). Some gasteroid pufball genera included in the Agaricaceae are Arachnion Schwein. , Bovista Pers. , Calvatia Fr. And Lycoperdon Pers.

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Basidiomycota.

 

References

Chevallier FF 1826 – Flore Générale des Environs de Paris 1. Ferra Jeune, Paris, p 102.

He M-Q, Zhao R-L, Hyde KD, Begerow D, Kemler M, Yurkov A, McKenzie EHC et al. 2019 – Notes, outline and divergence times of Basidiomycota. Fungal Divers 99:105–367.

Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter D, Stalpers JA 2008 – Dictionary of the fungi, 10th edn. CAB International, Wallingford, UK.

Wijayawardene NN, Hyde KD, Dai DQ, Sánchez-García M, et al. 2022 – Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021. Mycosphere 13:53–453.

Zhao RL, Li GJ, Sánchez-Ramírez S, Stata M, et al. 2017 – A six-gene phylogenetic overview of Basidiomycota and allied phyla with estimated divergence times of higher taxa and a phyloproteomics perspective. Fungal Divers 84:43–74.

 

Entry by

Jayawardena Ruvishika Shehali, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand

 

 

Published online 18 September 2026

 

 

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