Bolbits: Family Bolbitaceae

Classification

Kingdom: Fungia
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Bolbitaceae

This family of mushrooms is known for having hymenium on their gills, brown spores and a hymenoderm pileipellis (basically the cuticle). The following are common genera

  • Agrogaster
  • Bolbitius
  • Conocybe
  • Cyphellopus
  • Cyttarophyllopsis
  • Galerella
  • Galeropsis
  • Gymnoglossum
  • Panaeolus
  • Pholiotina
  • Ptychella
  • Rhodoarrhenia
  • Tubariella
  • Tubariopsis
  • Tympanella
  • Wielandomyces

 

Cite this Page: Nelson, R. 2011. "Bolbits" (OnLine) UntamedScience. Accessed May 18, 2012 at http://www.untamedscience.com/biodiversity/fungi/basidiomycota/agaricomycetes/agaricales/bolbitaceae
Nelson, R.
Rob Nelson (author)
University of Hawaii
Created on: Dec 25th, 2011
Last updated: Dec 25th, 2011

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