Pluteaceae
Vovariella gloiocephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Agaricales Family: Pluteaceae
Genera
Chamaeota Pluteus Volvariella

Pluteaceae is a family of small to medium sized mushrooms which have free gill attachment and pink spores. Members of Pluteaceae can be mistaken for members of Entolomatacae but can be distinguished by their angled spores and attached gills. The three genera in the Pluteaceae the widely distributed Volvariella and Pluteus and the rare Chamaeota.

Some species in Pluteaceae

• Pluteus cervinus, synonym Pluteus atricapillus, or Deer mushroom
• Pluteus concentricus
• Pluteus leoninus
• Pluteus murinus
• Volvariella speciosa, (Fr.) Singer.
• Volvariella volvacea

External links

• Family Pluteaceae information and pictures
• The Genus Pluteus
• The Genus Volvariella
• Many pictures of species
• Pictures of species
• Index fungorum

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