GENERAL CLASSIFICATION OF HYMENOMYCETES. 



GROUP I.— HYMENOMYCETES, FRIES. 



Aerangemunt of Okders (6). 



Hymenium or spore-beariiiff surface normally inferior — 



1. AoARiCACEiE — Hymenium spread over gills. 



2. PoLTPOUACEiE — Hyiucuium spread over tubes or pores. 



3. Htdnace^e — ^Hymeuium spread over prickles. 



4. ThelephoraceyE — Hymenium spread over an even surface. 



Hymenium superior or encircling — 



o. Clavariace^ — Plants club shaped or branched, rarely lobed. 

 6. Tremellace^ — Plants lobed, convolute, or disc-like ; gelatinous. 



Order I. — Agaric ace a;, Fries. 



arrangement of genera C55). 



Section I. — Leucosporse — Spores white, or nearly so. 



Series 1. Haplophylte — Gills entire at edge. 



Sub-sectiou 1. Molles — Plants fleshy, more or less firm, putrescent, not reviving when once dried 



Genera (16) 



1. Amanita, Pers. 



2. Amauitopsis, Roze. 



3. Lepiota, Pers. 



4. Sehulzeria, Bres. 



5. Armillaria, Fries. 



6. Tricholoma, Fries. 



7. Clitocybe, Fries. 



8. Collybia, Fries. 



9. Mycena, Pers. 



10. Hiatula, Fries. 



11. Omphalia, Fries. 



12. Pleurotus, Fries. 



13. Hygrophorus, Fries. 



14. Lactarins, D.C. 



15. Russula, Pers. 



16. Cantharellus, Pers. 



Sub-section 2. Tenaces — Plants tough and leathery, or hard, reviving when moistened. 

 Genera (6) — 



17. Marasmius, Fries. 19. Pauus, Fries. 



20. Xerotus, Fries. 



18. Lentiuus, Fries. 



Geuus (1)— 



23. Schizophyllum, Fries. 



Genera (10) — 



24. Metraria, C. and M. 



25. Volvaria, Fries. 



26. Annularia, Schulz. 



21. Trogia, Fries. 

 Series 2. Schizophyllte — Gills split at edge. 



22. Lenzites, Fries. 



Section 2. Rhodospora; — Spores rosy or salmon pink. 



27. Pliiteus, Fries. 



28. Entoloma, Fries. 



29. Clitopilus, Fries. 



30. Leptonia, Fries. 



31. Nolanea, Fries. 



Genera (11) — 



34. Pholiota, Fries. 



35. Locelliuia, Gill. 



36. Inocybe, Fries. 



Section 3. Oohrosporas — Spores ochrey brown or re< 



Ijrown. 



37. Hebeloma, Fries. 



38. Flammnla, Fries. 



39. Naucoria, Fries. 



40. Galera, Fries. 



41. Tubaria, Smith. 



42. Crepidotus, Fries. 



32. Eccilia, Fries. 



33. Claudopus, Smith. 



43. Cortinarius, Pers. 



44. Paxillus, Fries. 



Section 4. Melanosporas — Spores blackish purple, purplish brown, black, or nearly black 

 Genera (11) — 



45. Agaricus, Linn. 48. Psilocybe, Fries. 



49. Deconica, Smith. 



50. Psathyra, Fries. 



46. Stropharia, Fries. 



47. Hypholoma, Fries. 



51. Bolbitius, Fries. 



52. Coprinus, Pers. 



53. Panajolus, Fries. 



54. Anellaria, Karst. 



55. Psathyrella, Fries. 



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Total number of species = 552. 



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