Cortinarius (Pers.) Gray
(webcap toadstools)

Cortinarius (webcap toadstools) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cortinarius (webcap toadstools) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Subgenus 7 subtaxa 17 trophisms 4 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 4 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 2 references
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 4 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Species 4 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Species 2 subtaxa 3 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms 2 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 3 subtaxa 5 trophisms 1 references
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 5 trophisms 1 references
Species 6 trophisms
Species 6 trophisms 1 references
Species 2 trophisms 2 references
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 6 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 subtaxa 7 trophisms
Species 5 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 references
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 references
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 references
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 references
Species 1 references
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 4 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 7 trophisms 1 references
Species 3 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 4 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 7 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 2 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species
Species 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Species 4 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 references
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Species 3 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms 2 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species
Species 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species
Species 1 subtaxa 4 trophisms 2 references
Species 4 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 3 trophisms 4 references
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 4 trophisms 1 references
Species 3 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms 2 references
Species 1 references
Species 5 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 3 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 5 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 5 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Species 3 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 4 trophisms 1 references
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 7 trophisms 4 references
Species 3 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms 2 references
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Species 3 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms 2 references
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Species 3 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 subtaxa 4 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms 2 references
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Unidentified
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCortinarius (webcap toadstools)
FamilyCORTINARIACEAE (webcaps, rootshanks and the gypsy)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cortinarius (webcap toadstools)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Brandrud, T.E., Lindström, H., Marklund, H., Melot, J. & Muskos, S. 1990 Cortinarius: Flora Photographica Photoflora
Høiland, K. Key to Cortinarius subgenus Dermocybe - In the Nordic countries folk.uio.no/klaush/dermocyb.htm
Kühner, R. & Romagnesi, H. 1955 Compléments a la "Flore analytique" IV: Espéces nouvelles ou critiques de Cortinarius Bull. mens. Soc. linn. Lyon 24ieme Anné, No 2: 39-54.
Orton, P.D. 1983 Some notes on the genus Cortinarius in Britain Sydowia, Annales Mycologici Ser. II Vol XXXVI.
Orton, P.D. 1980 Notes on British Agarics: VII Notes R.B.G. Edinburgh Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Vol 38 (3): 315-330.
Orton, P.D. 1958 Cortinarius II (Inoloma, Dermocybe) The Naturalist, supplement, 2, 69pp, Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union (YNU)
Orton, P.D. 1955 Cortinarius I (Myxacium, Phlegmacium) The Naturalist, supplement, 1, 80pp, Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union (YNU)
Soop, K. 2008 Cortinarius in Sweden 11th edition, 180pp, Editions Scientrix
Soop, K. Karl Soop’s Mycology page karl.soop.org/English/myco.html
Soop, K. Journées européennes du Cortinaire www.jec-cortinarius.org/index.htm
Stridvall, L. & A. Cortinarius on Leif & Anita Stridvall’s Botanical Site www.stridvall.se/fungi/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=Cortinarius

Section Bicolores And Section Saturnini

Liimatainen, K., Carteret, X., Dima, B., Kytövuori, I., Bidaud, A. Reumaux, P., Niskanen, T., Ammirati, J.F. & Bellanger, J.-M. 2017 Cortinarius section Bicolores and section Saturnini (Basidiomycota, Agaricales), a morphogenetic overview of European and North American species Persoonia Vol 39: 175-200.
Liimatainen, K., Carteret, X., Dima, B., Kytövuori, I., Bidaud, A. Reumaux, P., Niskanen, T., Ammirati, J.F. & Bellanger, J.-M. 2017 Cortinarius section Bicolores and section Saturnini (Basidiomycota, Agaricales), a morphogenetic overview of European and North American species Persoonia Vol 39: 175-200.

Cortinarius (webcap toadstools) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Leake, J.R. 2005 Plants parasitic on fungi: unearthing the fungi in myco-heterotrophs and debunking the "saprophytic" plant myth Mycologist Vol 19 (3): 113-122.
Orton, P.D. 1989 *** A revised check-list of British species of Cortinarius subgenus Dermocybe ***(Superseded) Mycologist Vol 03 (4): 196-198.
Peintner, U., Moncalvo, J.M. & Vilgalys, R. 2004 Toward a better understanding of the infrageneric relationships in Cortinarius (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) Mycologia Vol 96 (5): 1042-1058.
Taylor, A.S. & Alexander, I. 2005 The ectomycorrhizal symbiosis: life in the real world Mycologist Vol 19 (3): 102-112.

Nutrition

Hobbie, E.A., Hofmockel, K.S., van Diepen, L.T.A., Lilleskov, E.A., Ouimette, A.P. & Finzi, A.C. 2014 Fungal carbon sources in a pine forest: evidence from a 13C-labeled global change experiment FungEcol Vol 10: 91-100.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Cortinarius (webcap toadstools):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 970 images of Cortinarius (webcap toadstools)

Cortinarius is a difficult genus to identify and Telamonia are the most difficult.

Colour of young gills - cut the cap in half. (The gills always turn brown as the spores ripen so must be a young cap.)
Colour of veil on young fruitbodies. (This often disappears and always gets stained rusty by the spores, so again, must be a young fruitbody.)
Presence of blue tinges on young gills, stipe apex or flesh - cut in half (again, use a young fruitbody as the blue often fades).
Smell.
If there is no fresh young cap to cut in half, unless it’s one of the distinctive species - forget it!

cap hygrophanous (ie changes colours when imbibed with moisture)
cap non-scaly
neither cap nor stipe sticky

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