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      • ASCO CUPS
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      • BOLETES: SPONGE-PORED
      • CANTHARELLOID FUNGI
      • CLUB-SHAPED Fungi, CORAL Fungi, CAULIFLOWER fungi & FIBER FANS
      • CRUST FUNGI & STEREUMS
      • GASTEROID FUNGI (Bird’s Nests, Earth Stars & Puffballs; Stinkhorns)
      • GELATINOUS & RUBBERY FUNGI
      • GILLED MUSHROOMS: Pale-spored
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      • LACTARIUS, LACTIFLUUS and RUSSULA
      • POLYPORES
      • TOOTHED (Spines)
    • ASCOMYCOTA: Cup Shaped Fungi
      • Aleuria aurantia
      • Arachnopeziza aurelia
      • Ascocoryne cylichnium
      • Ascocoryne sarcoides
      • Bisporella citrina
      • Bulgaria inquinans
      • Caloscypha fulgens
      • Chlorencoelia versiformis
      • Chlorociboria aeruginascens
      • Chlorosplenium chlora
      • Chromelosporium coerulescens
      • Cudonia circinans
      • Cudonia lutea
      • Galiella rufa
      • Gyromitra gigas
      • Gyromitra infula
      • Helvella acetabulum
      • Helvella atra
      • Helvella crispa
      • Helvella elastica
      • Helvella lactea
      • Helvella macropus
      • Helvella queletii
      • Helvella sp.
      • Humaria hemisphaerica
      • Hymenoscyphus epiphyllus
      • Hymenoscyphus fructigenus
      • Lachnellula agassizii
      • Lachnum virgineum
      • Leotia atrovirens
      • Leotia lubrica
      • Leotia viscosa
      • Microglossum olivaceum
      • Microglossum rufum
      • Microglossum viride
      • Microstoma floccosum
      • Mitrula elegans
      • Mitrula paludosa
      • Mollisia cinerea
      • Morchella americana
      • Morchella angusticeps
      • Morchella diminutiva
      • Morchella punctipes
      • Neobulgaria pura
      • Neolecta irregularis
      • Orbilia sp. on polypore
      • Otidea onotica
      • Pachyella clypeata
      • Peziza phyllogena
      • Peziza repanda
      • Peziza succosa
      • Peziza vesiculosa
      • Pseudoplectania nigrella
      • Sarcoscypha occidentalis
      • Scutellinia scutellata
      • Spathulariopsis velutipes
      • Sphaerosporella brunnea
      • Tatraea macrospora
      • Wynnea americana
    • ASCOMYCOTA DIVISION: Flask Shaped Fungi
      • Apiosporina morbosa
      • Blistum ovalisporum
      • Camarops petersii
      • Cordyceps militaris
      • Cordyceps tenuipes
      • Daldinia childiae
      • Diatrype stigma
      • Geoglossum difforme
      • Hypocrea citrina
      • Hypocrea sulphurea
      • Hypocrea sulphurea
      • Hypomyces armeniacus
      • Hypomyces chrysospermus
      • Hypomyces hyalinus
      • Hypomyces lactifluorum
      • Hypomyces lateritius
      • Hypomyces leotiicola
      • Hypomyces luteovirens
      • Hypomyces rosellus
      • Hypoxylon fragiforme
      • Isaria farinosa
      • Jackrogersella cohaerens
      • Jackrogersella multiformis
      • Kretzschmaria deusta
      • Mycogone rosea
      • Nectria coccinea
      • Nectriopsis violacea
      • Ophiocordyceps michiganensis
      • Ophiocordyceps sp.
      • Ophiocordyceps sp.
      • Ophiocordyceps verrucosa
      • Patinellaria sanguinea
      • Phaeocalicium polyporeum
      • Protocrea pallida
      • Tolypocladium capitatum
      • Tolypocladium ophioglossoides
      • Trichoderma harzianum
      • Trichoderma viride
      • Trichoglosssum hirsutum
      • Trichoglossum walteri
      • Xylaria hypoxylon
      • Xylaria longipes
      • Xylaria polymorpha
    • BASIDIOMYCOTA Division
      • AGARICALES Order
        • AGARICACEAE family
          • Agaricus abruptibulbus
          • Agaricus campestris
          • Agaricus crocodilinus
          • Agaricus fissuratus (arvensis)
          • Agaricus haemorrhoidarius
          • Agaricus placomyces
          • Agaricus subrufescens
          • Agaricus sylvaticus
          • Apioperdon pyriforme (Lycoperdon pyriforme)
          • Calvatia craniformis
          • Calvatia cyathiformis
          • Calvatia gigantea
          • Chlorophyllum molybdites
          • Chlorophyllum rachodes
          • Cyathus striatus
          • Cystoderma amianthinum
          • Cystoderma amianthinum var. rugosoreticulatum
          • Cystodermella granulosum
          • Lepiota clypeolaria,
          • Lepiota cristata
          • Leucoagaricus americanus (Lepiota americana) (Peck) Vellinga
          • Leucoagaricus atrodiscus
          • Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus (Lepiota rubrotincta)
          • Leucocoprinus birnbaumii
          • Leucocoprinus cepistipes
          • Lycoperdon curtisii
          • Lycoperdon echinatum
          • Lycoperdon marginatum
          • Lycoperdon nigrescens
          • Lycoperdon perlatum
          • Lycoperdon pulcherrimum
          • Lycoperdon subincarnatum
          • Macrolepiota procera
          • Phaeolepiota aurea
        • AMANITACEAE family
          • Amanita abrupta
          • Amanita aestivalis
          • Amanita albocreata
          • Amanita atkinsoniana
          • Amanita subcokeri & Amanita atkinsoniana
          • Amanita bisporigera
          • Amanita brunnescens
          • Amanita brunnescens var. pallida
          • Amanita canescens
          • Amanita ceciliae group (inaurata)
          • Amanita crenulata
          • Amanita daucipes
          • Amanita farinosa
          • Amanita flavoconia
          • Amanita flavorubens
          • Amanita frostiana
          • Amanita jacksonii
          • Amanita multisquamosa
          • Amanita muscaria var. guessowii
          • Amanita onusta
          • Amanita pachysperma
          • Amanita parcivolvata
          • Amanita phalloides
          • Amanita pseudovolvata & Amanita volvata
          • Amanita rasitabula (Amanita vaginata var. alba)
          • Amanita ravenelii
          • Amanita rhacopus
          • Amanita rhopalopus
          • Amanita russuloides
          • Amanita sinicoflava
          • Amanita solaniolens
          • Amanita sp. Lepidella group
          • Amanita sp. N53
          • Amanita spreta
          • Amanita submaculata
          • Amanita subsolitaria
          • Amanita vaginata complex
          • Amanita velatipes
          • Amanita virginiana
          • Amanita wellsii
        • BOLBITIACEAE family
          • Conocybe apala
          • Conocybe tenera
          • Hebeloma crustuliniforme
          • Panaeolina foenisecii
          • Pholiotina rugosa
        • CLAVARIACEAE family
          • Clavaria fragilis
          • Clavaria fumosa
          • Clavaria ornatipes
          • Clavaria zollingeri
          • Clavulinopsis corniculata
          • Clavulinopsis fusiformis
          • Clavulinopsis laeticolor
          • Mucronella pendula
          • Ramariopsis kunzei
        • CORTINARIACEAE family
          • Cortinarius alboviolaceus
          • Cortinarius armillatus
          • Cortinarius bolaris
          • Cortinarius camphoratus
          • Cortinarius caperatus
          • Cortinarius claricolor
          • Cortinarius collinitus
          • Cortinarius corrugatus
          • Cortinarius croceofolius
          • Cortinarius distans
          • Cortinarius evernius
          • Cortinarius flavifolius
          • Cortinarius flexipes
          • Cortinarius harrisonii
          • Cortinarius hessleri
          • Cortinarius iodes and Cortinarius iodeoides
          • Cortinarius limonius
          • Cortinarius luteus
          • Cortinarius MacWensis
          • Cortinarius malicorius
          • Cortinarius marylandensis
          • Cortinarius olearioides
          • Cortinarius olivaceous
          • Cortinarius pholideus
          • Cortinarius privignoides
          • Cortinarius pulchrifolius
          • Cortinarius scaurus
          • Cortinarius semisanguineus
          • Cortinarius squamulosus
          • Cortinarius subpulchrifolius
          • Cortinarius triumphans
          • Cortinarius violaceus
          • Cortinarius whitei
          • Phaeocollybia christinae
          • Phaeocollybia jennyae
        • CREPIDOTACEAE family
          • Crepidotus applanatus
          • Crepidotus cinnabarinus
          • Crepidotus crocophyllus
          • Crepidotus mollis
        • CYPHELLACEAE family
          • Cheimenophyllum candissimum
          • Chondrostereum purpureum
        • ENTOLOMATACEAE family
          • Clitocella mundula
          • Clitopilus prunulus
          • Entoloma abortivum
          • Entoloma asprellum
          • Entoloma caesiocinctum
          • Entoloma conicum
          • Entoloma formosum
          • Entoloma luridum
          • Entoloma luteum
          • Entoloma murrayi
          • Entoloma rhodopolium
          • Entoloma salmoneum
          • Entoloma serrulatum
          • Entoloma sinuatum
          • Entoloma strictius
          • Entoloma subserrulatum
          • Entoloma subsinuatum
          • Entoloma umbonatum
          • Entoloma unicolor
          • Entoloma vernum
        • FISTULINACEAE family
          • Fistulina hepatica
          • Porodisculus pendulus
          • Pseudofistulina radicata
        • HYDNANGIACEAE family
          • Laccaria amethystina
          • Laccaria bicolor
          • Laccaria laccata
          • Laccaria laccata var. pallidifolia
          • Laccaria nobilis
          • Laccaria ochropurpurea
          • Laccaria proxima
          • Laccaria striatula
          • Laccaria tortilis
          • Laccaria trullisatta
        • HYGROPHORACEAE family
          • Ampulloclitocybe clavipes
          • Arrhenia epichysium
          • Chromosera cyanophylla
          • Cuphophyllus lacmus
          • Cuphophyllus pratensis
          • Cuphophyllus virgineus
          • Gliophorus irrigatus
          • Gliophorus laetus
          • Gliophorus perplexus
          • Gliophorus psittacinus
          • Glioxanythomyces nitidus
          • Glioxanthomyces vitellinus
          • Humidicutis auratocephala
          • Humidicutis marginata var. concolor
          • Humidicutis marginata var. olivacea
          • Hygrocybe caespitosa
          • Hygrocybe cantharellus
          • Hygrocybe chlorophana
          • Hygrocybe coccinea
          • Hygrocybe conica
          • Hygrocybe cuspidata
          • Hygrocybe miniata
          • Hygrocybe mucronella
          • Hygrocybe nitrata
          • Hygrocybe parvula
          • Hygrocybe persistens
          • Hygrocybe punicea
          • Hygrocybe purpureofolius
          • Hygrocybe turunda
          • Hygrophorus agathosmus
          • Hygrophorus angustifolius
          • Hygrophorus camarophyllus
          • Hygrophorus chrysodon
          • Hygrophorus eburneus
          • Hygrophorus erubescens
          • Hygrophorous flavodiscus
          • Hygrophorus russula
          • Hygrophorus tennesseensis
          • Neohygrocybe subovina
        • HYMENOGASTRACEAE family
          • Galerina marginata (Galerina autumnalis)
          • Galerina paludosa
          • Galerina stylifera
          • Galerina tibiicystis
          • Galerina vittaformis
          • Hebeloma crustuliniforme
          • Psilocybe caerulipes
          • Psilocybe cyanescens
          • Psilocybe sp.
        • INOCYBACEAE family
          • Inocybe calamistrata
          • Inocybe geophylla
          • Inocybe geophylla var. lilacina
          • Inocybe rimosoides
          • Inocybe tahquamenonensis
          • Inocybe unicolor
        • LYOPHYLLACEAE family
          • Asterophora lycoperdoides (Bull.) Ditmar
          • Asterophora parasitica (Bull.) Singer
          • Hypsizygus marmoreus
          • Hypsizygus ulmarius (Bulliard) Redhead
          • Leucocybe connata
          • Lyophyllum decastes
          • Lyophyllum multiforme
          • Rugosomyces carneus
        • MARASMIACEAE family
          • Baeospora myosura
          • Clitocybula oculus
          • Gerronema strombodes
          • Marasmiellus praeacutus
          • Marasmius capillaris
          • Marasmius cohaerens
          • Marasmius delectans
          • Marasmius epiphyllus
          • Marasmius nigrodiscus
          • Marasmius oreades
          • Marasmius pulcherripes
          • Marasmius rotula
          • Marasmius siccus
          • Marasmius strictipes
          • Marasmius sullivantii
          • Marasmius sp.
          • Megacollybia rodmanii
          • Pleurocybella porrigens
          • Rhodocollybia butyracea
          • Rhodocollybia lentinoides
          • Rhodocollybia maculata
          • Rhodocollybia maculata var. scorzonerea
          • Tetrapyrgos nigripes
        • MYCENACEAE family
          • Mycena acicula
          • Mycena atkinsoniana
          • Mycena corticola (Persoon) Gray
          • Mycena epipterygia var. lignicola
          • Mycena galericulata
          • Mycena haematopus
          • Mycena inclinata
          • Mycena leaiana
          • Mycena leptocephala
          • Mycena pura
          • Mycena sanguinolenta
          • Mycena semivestipes
          • Mycena subcaerulea
          • Mycena sp.
          • Panellus serotinus
          • Panellus stipticus
          • Panellus violaceofulvus
          • Tectella patellaris
          • Xeromphalina campanella
          • Xeromphalina kaufmannii
        • OMPHALOTACEAE Family
          • Gymnopus alkalivirens
          • Gymnopus androsaceus
          • Gymnopus confluens
          • Gymnopus dichrous
          • Gymnopus dryophilus
          • Gymnopus dysodes
          • Gymnopus foetidus
          • Gymnopus spongiosus
          • Gymnopus subnudus
          • Mycetinis scorondonius
          • Omphalotus illudens
        • PHYSALACRIACEAE family
          • Armillaria rhizomorphs
          • Armillaria gallica
          • Armillaria mellea
          • Armillaria sinapina
          • Armillaria solidipes
          • Cyptotrama asprata
          • Desarmillaria tabescens
          • Flammulina velutipes
          • Hymenopellis furfuracea
          • Hymenopellis megalospora
          • Hymenopellis rubrobrunnescens
          • Physalacria inflata
          • Rhizomarasmius pyrrhocephalus
          • Strobilurius sp.
        • PLEUROTACEAE family
          • Hohenbuehelia serotina
          • Pleurotus dryinus
          • Pleurotus levis
          • Pleurotus ostreatus
          • Pleurotus pulmonarius
        • PLUTACEAE family
          • Pluteus americanus
          • Pluteus atromarginatus
          • Pluteus aurantiorugosus
          • Pluteus cervinus var. alba
          • Pluteus cervinus
          • Pluteus flavofuligineus
          • Pluteus granularis
          • Pluteus leoninus
          • Pluteus longistriatus
          • Pluteus petasatus
          • Pluteus tomentosulus
          • Volvaria bombycina
        • PSATHYRELLACEAE family
          • Coprinellus disseminatus
          • Coprinellus laniger
          • Coprinellus micaceus
          • Coprinopsis atramentaria (Coprinus atramentarius) ’Inky Cap’, ’Tippler’s Bane’
          • Coprinopsis lagopus
          • Lacrymaria lacrymabunda
          • Parasola leiocephalus
          • Psathyrella candolleana
          • Psathyrella delineata
          • Psathyrella hydrophila
          • Psathyrella sp.
        • SCHIZOPHYLLACEAE family
          • Schizophyllum commune
        • STROPHARIACEAE family
          • Agrocybe dura
          • Agrocybe praecox
          • Gymnopilus liquiritiae
          • Gymnopilus luteofolius
          • Gymnopilus luteus
          • Gymnopilus penetrans
          • Gymnopilus sapineus
          • Gymnopilus speciosissimus
          • Gymnopilus subspectabilis
          • Hemistropharia albocrenulata
          • Hypholoma capnoides
          • Hypholoma fasciculare
          • Hypholoma lateritium
          • Leratiomyces squamosus
          • Pholiota alnicola or flavida
          • Pholiota aurivella
          • Pholiota flammans
          • Pholiota granulosa
          • Pholiota limonella
          • Pholiota populnea (formerly Pholiota destruens)
          • Pholiota squarrosa
          • Pholiota squarrosoides
          • Stropharia hardii
          • Stropharia rugosoannulata
        • TRICHOLOMATACEAE family
          • Cantharellula umbonata
          • Caulorhiza umbonata
          • Clitocybe gibba
          • Clitocybe odora
          • Clitocybe robusta
          • Clitocybe squamulosa
          • Clitocybe subconnexa
          • Clitocybe trulliformis
          • Clitocybe truncicola
          • Collybia cookei
          • Collybia tuberosa
          • Collybia zonata
          • Delicatula integrella
          • Lepista irina
          • Lepista nuda
          • Leucopaxillus albissimus
          • Leucopaxillus giganteus
          • Leucopholiota decorosa
          • Melanoleuca alboflavida
          • Melanoleuca cognata
          • Melanoleuca melaleuca
          • Phyllotopsis nidulans
          • Resupinatus alboniger
          • Resupinatus applicatus
          • Resupinatus striatulus
          • Tricholoma aestuans
          • Tricholoma aurantium
          • Tricholoma caligatum
          • Tricholoma davisiae
          • Tricholoma equestre
          • Tricholoma fulvum
          • Tricholoma fumosoluteum
          • Tricholoma odorum
          • Tricholoma palustre
          • Tricholoma pessundatum
          • Tricholoma pullum
          • Tricholoma saponaceum
          • Tricholoma subluteum
          • Tricholoma subresplendens
          • Tricholoma subsejunctum
          • Tricholoma terreum
          • Tricholoma transmutans
          • Tricholoma ustale
          • Tricholoma vaccinum
          • Tricholoma virgatum
          • Tricholomopsis decora
          • Tricholomopsis rutilans
          • Tricholomopsis sulfureoides
        • TUBARIACEAE family
          • Tubaria confragosa
          • Tubaria furfuracea
        • TYPHULACEAE family
          • Macrotyphula juncea
      • AMYLOCORTICIALES order
        • AMYCORTICIACEAE family
      • ATRATIELLALES order
      • AURICULARIALES order
        • AURICULARIACEAE family
          • Auricularia angiospermarum
          • Auricularia fuscosuccinea
          • Exidia crenata
          • Exidia nigricans
          • Ductifera pululahuana
          • Guepinia helvelloides
          • Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
        • HYALORACEAE family
      • BOLETALES order
        • BOLETACEAE family
          • Aureoboletus auriporus
          • Aureoboletus innixus
          • Aureoboletus roxanae
          • Austroboletus gracilis var. pulcherripes
          • Baorangia bicolor
          • Boletellus chrysenteroides
          • Boletellus pseudochrysenteroides
          • Boletellus russellii
          • Boletus aureissimus var. aureissimus
          • Boletus bicoloroides
          • Boletus clavipes
          • Boletus edulis group
          • Boletus gertrudiae
          • Boletus huronensis
          • Boletus longicurvipes
          • Boletus miniato-pallescens
          • Boletus nobilis
          • Boletus pallidus
          • Boletus pinophilus
          • Boletus pseudo-olivaceous
          • Boletus rubroflammeus
          • Boletus sensibilis
          • Boletus separans
          • Boletus spadaceus
          • Boletus subluridellus
          • Boletus subvelutipes
          • Boletus variipes
          • Boletus variipes var. fagicola
          • Boletus vermiculosoides
          • Boletus vermiculosus
          • Bothia castanella
          • Buchwaldoboletus lignicola
          • Butyriboletus brunneus
          • Butyriboletus frostii
          • Butyriboletus roseopurpureus
          • Caloboletus inedulis
          • Caloboletus roseipes
          • Chalciporus piperatus
          • Chalciporus rubinellus
          • Cyanoboletus pulverulentus
          • Harrya chromapes
          • Hortiboletus campestris
          • Hortiboletus rubellus
          • Imleria badia
          • Leccinellum albellum
          • Leccinum holopus
          • Leccinum rubropunctum
          • Leccinum scabrum
          • Leccinum snellii
          • Leccinum versipelle
          • Neoboletus luridiformis
          • Phylloporus boletinoides
          • Phylloporus leucomycelinus
          • Phylloporus rhodoxanthus
          • Porphyrellus nebulosus
          • Pseudoboletus parasiticus
          • Pulveroboletus ravenelii
          • Retiboletus griseus
          • Retiboletus ornatipes
          • Rubroboletus rhodosanguineus
          • Strobilomyces confusus
          • Strobilomyces strobilaceus
          • Sutorius eximius
          • Tylopilus alboater
          • Tylopilus felleus
          • Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus
          • Tylopilus rubrobrunneus
          • Tylopilus sordidus
          • Tylopilus violatinctus
          • Tylopilus undescribed
          • Xanthoconium affine
          • Xanthoconium purpureum
          • Xerocomellus chrysenteron
          • Xerocomus hortonii
          • Xerocomus illudens
        • BOLETINELLACEAE family
          • Boletinellus merulioides
        • DIPLOCYSTACEAE family
          • Astraeus hygrometricus
        • GOMPHIDIACEAE family
          • Chroogomphus ochraceus
          • Chroogomphus vinicolor
          • Gomphidius flavipes
          • Gomphidius glutinosus
          • Gomphidius maculatus
          • Gomphidius smithii
          • Gomphidius subroseus
        • GYROPORACEAE family
          • Gyroporus castaneus
          • Gyroporus cyanescens
          • Gyroporus cyanescens var. violatinctus
          • Gyroporus purpurinus
        • HYGROPHOROPSIDACEAE family
          • Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca
        • PAXILLACEAE family
          • Paxillus involutus
        • SCLERODERMATACEAE family
          • Calostoma cinnabarinum
          • Pisolithus arhizus
          • Scleroderma areolatum
          • Scleroderma cepa
          • Scleroderma citrinum
          • Scleroderma polyrhizum
        • SERPULACEAE family
          • Serpula himantioides
        • SUILLACEAE family
          • Suillus acidus
          • Suillus americanus
          • Suillus ampliporus (S. cavipes)
          • Suillus clintonianus (grevillei )
          • Suillus intermedius
          • Suillus luteus
          • Suillus placidus
          • Suillus punctipes
          • Suillus salmonicolor
          • Suillus spraguei
          • Suillus subaureus
          • Suillus weaverae (granulatus)
        • TAPINELLACEAE family
          • Pseudomerulius aureus
          • Pseudomerulius curtisii
          • Tapinella atrotomentosa
      • CANTHARELLALES order
        • CLAVULINACEAE family
          • Clavulina cinerea
          • Clavulina coralloides
          • Clavulina rugosa
          • Multiclavula mucida
        • HYDNACEAE family
          • Cantharellus appalachiensis
          • Cantharellus ‘cibarius’ group
          • Cantharellus cinnabarinus
          • Cantharellus flavus
          • Cantharellus lateritius
          • Cantharellus minor
          • Cantharellus phasmatis
          • Cantharellus velutinus
          • Craterellus fallax
          • Craterellus foetidus
          • Craterellus ignicolor
          • Craterellus lutescens
          • Craterellus tubaeformis
          • Hydnum albidum
          • Hydnum repandum ‘group’
          • Hydnum rufescens
          • Hydnum umbilicatum
      • CORTICIALES order
        • CORTICIACEAE family
          • Corticium roseocarneum
      • DACRYMYCETALES order
        • DACRYMYCETACEAE family
          • Calocera cornea
          • Calocera viscosa
          • Dacrymyces chrysospermus
          • Dacrymyces stillatus
          • Dacryopinax spathularia
          • Guepiniopsis alpina
          • Guepiniopsis buccina
      • GEASTRALES order
        • GEASTRACEAE family
          • Geastrum fimbriatum
          • Geastrum saccatum
          • Geastrum triplex
      • GLOEOPHALLALES order
        • GLOEOPHYLLACEAE family
          • Gloeophyllum abietinum
          • Gloeophyllum sepiarium
      • GOMPHALES order
        • CLAVARIADELPHACEAE family
          • Clavariadelphus americanus
          • Clavariadelphus unicolor
        • GOMPHACEAE family
          • Ramaria botrytis
          • Ramaria flavigelatinosa
          • Ramaria fennica
          • Ramaria formosa
          • Ramaria fumigata
          • Ramaria stricta
          • Turbinellus floccosus
          • Turbinellus kauffmanii
        • LENTARIACEAE family
          • Lentaria byssiseda
          • Lentaria micheneri
      • HYMENOCHAETALES order
        • HYMENOCHAETACEAE family
          • Coltricia cinnamomea
          • Coltricia montagnei
          • Coltricia perennis
          • Coltriciella dependens
          • Fulvifomes robiniae
          • Fuscoporia ferruginosa
          • Fuscoporia gilvus
          • Hydnoporia corrugata (Hymenochaetopsis corrugata)
          • Hydnoporia olivacea
          • Hynoporia tabacina
          • Hymenochaete rubiginosa
          • Inonotus glomeratus
          • Inonotus obliquuis
          • Onnia tomentosa
          • Phellinus igniarius
          • Phellinus tremulae
          • Porodaedalea chrysoloma
          • Pseudoinonotus dryadeus (Inonotus dryadeus)
          • Trichaptum abietinum
          • Trichaptum biforme
          • Trichaptum subchartaceum
          • Xanthoporia radiatus (Inonotus radiatus)
        • REPETOBASIDIACEAE family
          • Rickenella fibula
        • Oxyporus populinus
      • HYSTERANGIALES Order
        • PHALLOGASTRACEAE Family
      • PHALLALES order
        • PHALLACEAE family
          • Mutinus caninus
          • Mutinus elegans
          • Mutinus ravenelii
          • Phallus duplicatus
          • Phallus ravenelii
          • Pseudocolus fusiformis
      • POLYPORALES order
        • CERRENACEAE family
          • Cerrena unicolor
        • CYSTOSTERACEAE family
          • Cystostereum murraii
        • DACRYOBOLACEAE Family
          • Fuscopostia fragilis
          • Postia livens
        • FOMITOPSIDACEAE family
          • Antrodia favescens
          • Antrodia heteromorpha
          • Brunneoporus malicola
          • Daedalea quercina
          • Fibroporia radiculosa
          • Fomitopsis betulina
          • Fomitopsis mounaceae
          • Fomitopsis ochracea
          • Neoantrodia variiformis
          • Niveoporofomes spraguei
          • Rhodofomes cajanderi (Fomitopsis cajanderi)
        • GANODERMATACEAE family
          • Ganoderma applanatum
          • Ganoderma sessile
          • Ganoderma tsugae
        • GRIFOLACEAE family
          • Grifola frondosa
        • INCRUSTOPORIACEAE family
          • Tyromyces chioneus
        • IRPICACEAE family
        • ISCHNODERMATACEAE family
          • Ischnoderma benzoinum
          • Ischnoderma resinosum
        • LAETIPORACEAE family
          • Laetiporus cincinnatus
          • Laetiporus sulphureus
          • Phaeolus schweinitzii
        • MERIPILACEAE family
          • Meripilus sumstinei
          • Physisporinus vitreus
        • MERULIACEAE family
          • Bjerkandera adusta
          • Climacodon pulcherrimus
          • Climacodon septentrionalis
          • Hydnophlebia chrysorhizon
          • Phlebia radiata
          • Phlebia tremellosa
        • PANACEAE family
          • Panus conchatus
          • Panus lecotei
        • PHANEROCHAETACEAE family
          • Hapalolilus rutilans (nidulans)
          • Phlebiopsis crassa
          • Terana caerulea
        • PODOSCYPHACEAE family
          • Abortiporus biennis
        • POLYPORACEAE family
          • Bresadolia craterellus
          • Cerioporus leptocephalus
          • Cerioporus scutellata
          • Cerioporus squamosus
          • Cerioporus stereoides
          • Cerioporus varius
          • Cryptoporus volvatus
          • Daedaleopsis confragosa
          • Fomes fomentarius
          • Globifomes graveolens
          • Lentinus arcularius
          • Lentinus brumalis
          • Lentinus trigrinus
          • Lenzites betulina
          • Neofavolus alveolaris
          • Neolentinus lepideus
          • Perenniporia fraxinophilia
          • Perenniporia medulla-panis
          • Picipes badius
          • Picipes melanopus
          • Picipes tubaeformis
          • Polyporus radicatus
          • Polyporus umbellatus
          • Poronidulus conchifer
          • Trametes cinnabarina
          • Trametes gibbosa
          • Trametes hirsuta
          • Trametes ochracea
          • Trametes pubescens
          • Trametes variegata
          • Trametes versicolor
          • Wolfoporia extensa (Peck) Ginns
        • SPARASSIDACEAE family
          • Sparassis americana
          • Sparassis spathulata
        • STECCHERINACEAE family
          • Mycorrhaphium adustum
        • XENASMATACEAE family
          • Xenasmatella vaga
        • INCERTAE SEDIS
          • Climacocystis borealis
          • Pycnoporellus fulgens
      • RUSSULALES order
        • ALBATRELLACEAE
          • Albatrellus confluens
          • Albatrellus ovinus
          • Laeticutis cristata (Albatrellus cristatus)
          • Neoalbatrellus caeruleoporus (Albatrellus caeruleoporus)
        • AURISCALPIACEAE
          • Artomyces pyxidatus
          • Lentinellus cochleatus
          • Lentinellus ursinus
          • Lentinellus vulpinus
        • BONDARZEWIACEAE
          • Bondarzewia berkeleyi
        • ECHINODONTIACEAE
          • Echinodontium tinctorum
        • HERICIACEAE
          • Hericium americanum
          • Hericium coralloides
          • Hericium erinaceus
        • LACHNOCLADIACEAE
          • Vararia investiens
        • PENIOPHORACEAE
          • Peniophora rufa
        • RUSSULACEAE
          • Lactarius affinis var. affinis
          • Lactarius argillaceifolius
          • Lactarius aspideoides
          • Lactarius atroviridis
          • Lactarius camphoratus
          • Lactarius chelidonium var. chelidonioides
          • Lactarius chrysorrheus
          • Lactarius cinereus var. cinereus
          • Lactarius cinereus var. fagitorium
          • Lactarius croceus
          • Lactifluus deceptivus
          • Lactarius deterrimus
          • Lactarius fuliginosus
          • Lactarius fumeacolor
          • Lactarius fumosus
          • Lactarius gerardii var. gerardii
          • Lactarius gerardii v. subrubescens
          • Lactifluus glaucescens
          • Lactarius griseus
          • Lactarius helvus
          • Lactarius hepaticus
          • Lactarius hibbardiae
          • Lactifluus hygrophoroides
          • Lactarius imperceptus
          • Lactarius indigo
          • Lactarius lignyotellus
          • Lactarius lignyotus var. lignyotus
          • Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis
          • Lactarius lignyotus var. nigroviolescens
          • Lactarius luridus
          • Lactarius maculatipes
          • Lactarius maculatus
          • Lactarius mucidis
          • Lactarius mutabilis
          • Lactarius peckii
          • Lactifluus piperatus
          • Lactifluus piperatus & Lactifluus deceptivus compared
          • Lactarius psammicola
          • Lactarius psammicola var. glaber
          • Lactarius pubescens var. pubescens
          • Lactarius pubescens var. betulae
          • Lactarius quietus var. incanus
          • Lactarius rimosellus
          • Lactarius rufus
          • Lactarius sordidus
          • Lactarius subplinthogalus
          • Lactarius subpurpureus
          • Lactarius subvernalis var. cokeri
          • Lactarius thyinos
          • Lactarius torminosus
          • Lactarius trivialis
          • Lactarius uvidus
          • Lactarius vietus
          • Lactarius vinaceorufescens
          • Lactifluus corrugis
          • Lactifluus luteolus
          • Lactifluus subvellereus
          • Lactifluus subvellereus var. subdistans
          • Lactifluus volemus
          • Russula kicked & crumbled
          • Turtle eating Russula
          • Russula aeruginea
          • Russula albida
          • Russula albidula
          • Russula albonigra
          • Russula amoenolens
          • Russula aquosa
          • Russula ballouii
          • Russula betularum
          • Russula brevipes
          • Russula brevipes var. acrior
          • Russula brunneola
          • Russula brunneoviolacea
          • Russula burlinghamae
          • Russula claroflava
          • Russula compacta
          • Russula crustosa
          • Russula decolorans
          • Russula densifolia
          • Russula dissimulans
          • Russula earlei
          • Russula emetica
          • Russula flavida
          • Russula flavisiccans
          • Russula foetentula
          • Russula fragilis
          • Russula fragrantissima
          • Russula fucosa
          • Russula granulata
          • Russula grata
          • Russula heterophylla
          • Russula ionochlora
          • Russula lutea
          • Russula mariae
          • Russula michiganensis
          • Russula modesta
          • Russula mutabilis
          • Russula ochroleucoides
          • Russula ornaticeps
          • Russula parvovirescens
          • Russula peckii
          • Russula pectinoides
          • Russula polyphylla
          • Russula pseudolepida
          • Russula pulchra
          • Russula pusilla
          • Russula redolens
          • Russula roseipes
          • Russula rubescens
          • Russula rugulosa
          • Russula sericeonitens
          • Russula silvicola
          • Russula simulans
          • Russula squalida
          • Russula subgraminicolor
          • Russula subpunctata
          • Russula uncialis
          • Russula variata
          • Russula vinacea
        • STEREACEAE
          • Aleurodiscus amorphus
          • Stereum complicatum
          • Stereum hirsutum
          • Stereum ostrea
          • Stereum sanguinolentum
          • Stereum striatum
          • Xylobolus frustulatus
      • SEBACINALES order
        • SEBACINACEAE
          • Sebacina incrustans
          • Sebacina schweinitzii
          • Sebacina sparassoidea
      • THELEPHORALES order
        • BANKERACEAE
          • Boletopsis grisea
          • Hydnellum aurantiacum
          • Hydnellum caeruleum
          • Hydnellum concrescens
          • Hydnellum cristatum
          • Hydnellum diabolus
          • Hydnellum ferrugineum
          • Hydnellum peckii
          • Hydnellum scrobiculatum
          • Hydnellum spongiosipes
          • Hydnellum suaveolens
          • Phellodon alboniger
          • Phellodon niger
          • Phellodon violascens
          • Sarcodon atroviridis
          • Sarcodon cristatus
          • Sarcodon scabrosus
          • Sarcodon underwoodii
        • THELEPHORACEAE
          • Thelephora anthrocephala
          • Thelephora palmata
          • Thelephora terrestris
          • Thelephora vialis
      • TRECHISPORALES Order
      • TREMELLALES order
        • TREMELLACEAE
          • Hormomyces aurantiacus
          • Syzygospora mycetophila
          • Tremella foliacea
          • Tremella fusiformis
          • Tremella mesenterica
          • Tremella reticulata
      • USTILIAGINALES Order
        • Ustilago maydis
    • MYXOGASTRIA (Slime Molds)
      • Arcyria cinera
      • Arcyria denudata
      • Brefeldia maxima
      • Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
      • Ceratiomyxa poroides
      • Diachea leucopodia
      • Enteridium lycoperdon
      • Fuligo septica
      • Hemitrichia calyculata
      • Hemitrichia calyculata among Scutellinia scutellata and Arcyria cinerea
      • Hemitrichia serpula
      • Hemitrichia serpula parasitzed by Blistum ovalisporum
      • Leocarpis fragilis
      • Lindbladia tubulina
      • Lycogala epidendrum
      • Lycogala terrestre
      • Metatrichia and Acyria cinera
      • Muscilago crustacea
      • Physarum cinereum
      • Physarum polycephalum
      • Stemonitis sp.
      • Stemonitis splendens
      • Tubifera ferriginosa
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