Russulaceae
| Russulaceae | |
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| Russula emetica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: |
Russulaceae Lotsy (1907) |
| Type genus | |
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Russula Pers. (1796) |
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| Genera | |
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Boidinia |
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| Synonyms | |
Boidinia
Gloeopeniophorella
Lactarius1
Lactifluus
Multifurca
Pseudoxenasma
Russula2
1including Arcangeliella, Gastrolactarius, and Zelleromyces
2including Cystangium, Gymnomyces, Elasmomyces, Martellia, and Macowanites
The Russulaceae are a diverse family of fungi in the order Russulales, with roughly 1,900 known species and a worldwide distribution. They comprise the brittlegills and the milk-caps, well-known mushroom-forming fungi that include some edible species. These gilled mushrooms are characterised by the brittle flesh of their fruitbodies.
In addition to these typical agaricoid forms, the family contains species with fruitbodies that are laterally stiped (pleurotoid), closed (secotioid or gasteroid), or crust-like (corticioid). Molecular phylogenetics has demonstrated close affinities between species with very different fruitbody types and has discovered new, distinct lineages.
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