The Callistosporiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. The family contains six genera. All species form agaricoid basidiocarps (gilled mushrooms). The family is based on recent DNA research.[1]

Callistosporiaceae
Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum, Canada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Callistosporiaceae
Vizzini, Consiglio, M. Marchetti & P. Alvarado (2020)
Type genus
Callistosporium
Singer (1944)
Genera

Anupama
Callistosporium
Guyanagarika
Macrocybe
Pseudolaccaria
Xerophorus

References

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  1. ^ Vizzini A, Consiglio G, Marchetti M (2020). "Insights into the Tricholomatineae (Agaricales, Agaricomycetes): a new arrangement of Biannulariaceae and Callistosporium, Callistosporiaceae fam. nov., Xerophorus stat. nov., and Pleurocollybia incorporated into Callistosporium". Fungal Diversity. 101: 211–259. doi:10.1007/s13225-020-00441-x.