Cortinariaceae

Cortinariaceae
Cortinariaceae
Cortinarius archeri in Tasmania
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
R.Heim ex Pouzar (1983)
Type genus
Cortinarius
Gray (1821)
Genera

Anamika
Cortinarius
Descolea
Descomyces
Hemistropharia
Mackintoshia
Nanstelocephala
Phaeocollybia
Protoglossum
Pyrrhoglossum
Quadrispora
Stephanopus

The Cortinariaceae are a large family of gilled mushrooms found worldwide, containing over 2100 species.[1] The family takes its name from its largest genus, the varied species of the genus Cortinarius. Many genera formerly in the Corinariaceae have been placed in various other families, including Hymenogastraceae, Inocybaceae and Bolbitiaceae.

The deadly toxin orellanine has been found in at least 34 Cortinariaceae. The equally deadly toxin amanitin has also been found in at least 7 Cortinariaceae.[2]

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Taxonomic details

This is a family of mushrooms which has a hymenium on gills, a pileipellis which is a cutis, and spores which are brown in deposit. For most the genera in this family the spores will also be ornamented.

Differences in genera

Cortinarius are mushrooms with warted spores, which are rusty-brown in deposit. Mushrooms in this genus have a partial veil which is a cortina. These mushrooms are terrestrial and mycorrhizal, and can range from small to large and fleshy.

Edibility

Despite the vast number of species in Cortinariaceae, this group is not widely eaten, and is generally avoided. There are many toxic species in this group and few are highly prized.

Cortinarius is one of the largest mushroom families, but due to the large amount of inedible and toxic species, most authors recommend not eating any Cortinarius. At one point, the Polish ate the fool's webcap, Cortinarius orellanus, until, people began to get poisoned from eating the mushroom. It is now known that several Cortinarius species contain a deadly toxin, orellanine, which causes kidney failure. Most Cortinarius are either too small or unpleasant-tasting to eat, but some, such as the gypsy mushroom (Cortinarius caperatus) and the large and tasty Cortinarius praestans are highly esteemed, but some mycologists believe that no Cortinarius should be eaten.

See also

  • List of Agaricales families

References

  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. 
  2. ^ Oubrahim H, Richard J-M, Cantin-Esnault D, Seigle-Murandi F, Trecourt F. (1997). "Novel methods for identification and quantification of the mushroom nephrotoxin orellanine. Thin-layer chromatography and electrophoresis screening of mushrooms with electron spin resonance determination of the toxin". Journal of Chromatography 758 (1): 145–57. doi:10.1016/S0021-9673(96)00695-4. PMID 9181972. 

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