Russulaceae
The Russulaceae are a diverse family of fungi in the order Russulales. They comprise the brittlegills and the milk-caps, well-known mushroom-forming fungi that include some edible species. Lactifluus, Multifurca, Russula, and Lactarius are among the most common names used to refer to these species.
About Russulaceae in brief
The Russulaceae are a diverse family of fungi in the order Russulales. They comprise the brittlegills and the milk-caps, well-known mushroom-forming fungi that include some edible species. These gilled mushrooms are characterised by the brittle flesh of their fruitbodies. Molecular phylogenetics has demonstrated close affinities between species with very different fruitbody types and has discovered new, distinct lineages. The crust-forming genera Boidinia, Gloeopeniophorella, and Pseudoxenasma, all wood-decay fungi, have basal positions in the family. The family’s sister group within the order appears to be the crust-like Gloeocystidiellaceae. Lactifluus, Multifurca, Russula, and Lactarius are among the most common names used to refer to these species. Some of these genus names are still in use, as many concerned species have not yet formally been synonymised with Lactula or Russulina. The largest genus by far is Lactluus with cif cif Russula has 550 species, with 550 cif Lactulina has 550, with some species not falling into the cif lactuline category. The genus Boidiniania in its current extent is polyphyletic, with many species falling into Boidinias, Boidinas, and Boidiophores, with others falling into Boidina, Boidsi, and Zelleromyces.
The name Russula was first validly named in 1907 by Dutch botanist Johannes Paulus Lotsy, who included three genera: Russula,. He emphasised features such as the granular flesh, thick gills, spiny spores, and milky hyphae and rounded cells. A prior usage of “Russulariées” by French mycologist Ernst Roze in 1876 is not considered a valid publication, since the proper Latin termination for the family rank specified in article 18. 4 of the nomenclature code was not used. Historically, the gilled mushroom species were classified with other gilled species in the class Agaricales. But microscopical studies of spore and fruitbody flesh features raised the possibility that they were more closely related with certain lower fungi presenting nongilled, crust- like fruitbodied. The use of molecular phylogenetics confirmed that these morphologically diverse fungi form a distinct lineage, first termed the ‘russuloid clade’ and today classified as orderRussulales in theClass Agaricomycetes. The Russulidae comprise around 1,900 species, and the largest genus, Lactulus, is accepted as Russula with 1100 species, by far Russulula is the largest. The species of Russula that is most commonly found is Russula cilium, with more than 1,000 species.
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