Fungalpedia – Note 3065, Inocybaceae
Inocybaceae Jülich.
Citation when using this data: Senanayake IC et al. 2023 – Fungalpedia.
Index Fungorum, Faceoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank.
Classification: Agaricales, Agaricomycetidae, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycotina, Basidiomycota, Fungi.
Inocybaceae is a monophyletic family within the Agaricales, with a worldwide distribution and contains approximately 1,050 species characterized by a dirty- to tobacco-brown spore print. The majority of species form ectomycorrhiza that associated with 23 vascular plant families (Matheny et al. 2006, 2020). Currently, the family includes seven genera viz. Auritella Matheny & Bougher, Inocybe (Fr.) Fr., Inosperma (Kühner) Matheny & Esteve-Rav., Mallocybe (Kuyper) Matheny, Vizzini & Esteve-Rav., Nothocybe Matheny & K.P.D. Latha, Pseudosperma Matheny & Esteve-Rav. and Tubariomyces Esteve-Rav. & Matheny, according to the phylogenetic studies presented by Matheny et al. (2020).
Type genus: Inocybe (Fr.) Fr., Monogr.
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Inocybaceae.
References
Entry by
Indunil C. Senanayake, Innovative Institute for Plant Health/ Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control on Fruits and Vegetables in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510225, Guangdong, China., Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand., Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, College of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, 3688, Nanhai Avenue, Nanshan, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China., University of L’Aquila, Department MeSVA, sect. Environmental Sciences, Via Vetoio, 67100 Coppito (AQ), Italy.
Published online 28 August 2026