Home›Species›Taxonomy›AgaricomycetesTaxaAgaricomycetesClassReference and ClassificationVerifiedAgaricomycetes is a class of fungi within the division Basidiomycota that includes most mushroom forming fungi as well as most species once placed in the older, now abandoned groups Gasteromycetes and Homobasidiomycetes. Within the wider subdivision Agaricomycotina, the class is further distinguished from the jelly fungi classes Tremellomycetes and Dacrymycetes, though a few traditional jelly fungi such as Auricularia are still classified within it. A 2008 estimate placed the class at seventeen orders, one hundred families, 1,147 genera, and about 21,000 species, and later molecular studies have since defined several additional orders within it.FactsAgaricomycetesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsClassificationLiving or ExtinctWell-attestedYes 1Taxonomic RankWell-attestedClass 2AgaricomycetesFilter Results17 entriesCommon GroupAllGilled Mushrooms (Agarics) (8)Other Fungi (7)Polypores And Bracket Fungi (2)HabitatAllBoreal Forest (1)Temperate Coniferous Forest (5)Temperate Forest (2)Conservation StatusAllLeast Concern (8)Not Evaluated (6)Everyday GroupAllGilled Mushrooms (Agarics) (8)Other Fungi (7)Polypores And Bracket Fungi (2)DietAllDetritivore or Scavenger (7)Parasitic (2)System (Realm)AllTerrestrial (16)Relationship to PeopleAllEaten or Drunk by People (10)Invasive or Introduced Species (1)Source of Dye (1)Used in Traditional Medicine (3)Living or ExtinctAllYes (9)Where It LivesAllAfrica (1)Austria (1)Belgium (11)Brazil (2)Denmark (12)Europe (1)France (1)Hainan (1)Iran (1)Netherlands (1)North America (2)Norway (14)Poland (2)Portugal (4)Slovenia (1)Sweden (11)United Kingdom (1)United States (11)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 17Albatrellus subrubescensAgaricomycetesBasket StinkhornAgaricomycetesBleeding Tooth Fungus (Hydnellum peckii)AgaricomycetesCandy capAgaricomycetesChagaAgaricomycetesChanterelleAgaricomycetesClavulina cristataAgaricomycetesExidia pithyaAgaricomycetesHedgehog MushroomAgaricomycetesHericium erinaceusAgaricomycetesHydnum repandumAgaricomycetesLactarius lignyotusAgaricomycetesLions Mane MushroomAgaricomycetesPhallus ImpudicusAgaricomycetesRussula vinosaAgaricomycetesStinkhornAgaricomycetesWood EarAgaricomycetesConnectionsParent Taxon OfAlbatrellus subrubescens, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Albatrellus subrubescensBasket Stinkhorn, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Basket StinkhornBleeding Tooth Fungus (Hydnellum peckii), Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Hydnellum peckiiCandy cap, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Candy capChaga, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: ChagaChanterelle, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: CantharellusClavulina cristata, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Clavulina cristataExidia pithya, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Exidia pithyaHedgehog Mushroom, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Hedgehog Mushroomtier 2Hericium erinaceus, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Lions Mane Mushroomtier 2Hydnum repandum, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Hedgehog Mushroomtier 2Lactarius lignyotus, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Lactarius lignyotusLions Mane Mushroom, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Lions Mane Mushroomtier 2Phallus Impudicus, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Phallus ImpudicusRussula vinosa, Species Well-attested Source Russula vinosa (Wikidata)tier 2Russulaceae, Taxa Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: RussulaceaeStinkhorn, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: StinkhornWood Ear, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Wood EarSources1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ27720, descriptionView the Source2. Wikipedia: AgaricomycetesTaxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)In Group: Fungus Classes, LeadThe Agaricomycetes are a class of fungi in the division Basidiomycota.View the SourceWikidata: AgaricomycetesWikidata Q27720, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the SourceWikidata: StinkhornParent Taxon Of: Stinkhorn, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Lions Mane Mushroomtier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Lions Mane Mushroom, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainParent Taxon Of: Hericium erinaceus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: ChagaParent Taxon Of: Chaga, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Wood EarParent Taxon Of: Wood Ear, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Basket StinkhornParent Taxon Of: Basket Stinkhorn, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Hedgehog Mushroomtier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Hedgehog Mushroom, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainParent Taxon Of: Hydnum repandum, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceRussula vinosa (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Russula vinosa, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Phallus ImpudicusParent Taxon Of: Phallus Impudicus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Albatrellus subrubescensParent Taxon Of: Albatrellus subrubescens, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Lactarius lignyotusParent Taxon Of: Lactarius lignyotus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Clavulina cristataParent Taxon Of: Clavulina cristata, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Candy capParent Taxon Of: Candy cap, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Hydnellum peckiiGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Bleeding Tooth Fungus (Hydnellum peckii), Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Bleeding Tooth Fungus (Hydnellum peckii), Taxon record"class": "Agaricomycetes"View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Exidia pithyaGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Exidia pithya, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Exidia pithya, Taxon record"class": "Agaricomycetes"View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: CantharellusGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Chanterelle, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Chanterelle, Taxon record"class": "Agaricomycetes"View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: RussulaceaeGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Russulaceae, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Russulaceae, Taxon record"class": "Agaricomycetes"View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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