CORTINARIACEAE R. Heim ex Pouzar
(webcaps, rootshanks and the gypsy)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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Genus 109 subtaxa 970 images 110 ident. refs
Genus 1 subtaxa 3 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
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Genus 19 subtaxa 187 images 23 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Genus 12 subtaxa 91 images 13 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 48 images 2 ident. refs
Genus 1 ident. refs
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
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Genus 1 subtaxa 19 images 2 ident. refs
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Breitenbach J., & Kränzlin F. 2001 Agarics, 3rd part Fungi of Switzerland, Vol 5, 338pp, Mykologia, Lucerne
Kühner, R. & Romagnesi, H. 1956 Compléments a la "Flore analytique" VII: Espéces nouvelles, critiques ou rares de Naucoriacées, Copriniacées et Lepiotacées Bull. Soc. des Natur. d’Oyonnax No 10 Mémoires hors série.

CORTINARIACEAE (webcaps, rootshanks and the gypsy) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for CORTINARIACEAE (webcaps, rootshanks and the gypsy)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 631 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for CORTINARIACEAE (webcaps, rootshanks and the gypsy)
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