Cortinarius (Telamonia) (Fr.) Wünsche
(hygrophanous webcaps)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Cortinarius aff. bibulus
a Cortinarius which is very similar to C. bibulus
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 		Species 6 images
Cortinarius ammophilus
a webcap
Species 1 ident. refs
Cortinarius armillatus
Red Banded Webcap
Fruitbody (Click to open)
 		Species 32 images 1 ident. refs
Cortinarius atropusillus
a webcap
Species 1 ident. refs
Cortinarius bibulus
a toadstool
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 		Species 22 images 1 ident. refs
Cortinarius bolaris
Dappled Webcap
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 		Species 42 images 1 ident. refs
Cortinarius conicus
a toadstool
Species 1 ident. refs
Cortinarius diosmus
a webcap
Species 1 ident. refs
Cortinarius flexipes
a webcap
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 		Species 2 subtaxa 98 images
Cortinarius fragrantior
a webcap
Species 1 ident. refs
Cortinarius helvelloides
a toadstool
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 		Species 22 images 1 ident. refs
Cortinarius hemitrichus
Frosty Webcap
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 		Species 11 images
Cortinarius nolaneiformis
a webcap
Species 1 ident. refs
Cortinarius privignofulvous
a webcap
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 		Species 19 images
Cortinarius raphanoides
a toadstool
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 		Species 29 images
Cortinarius saturninus
a toadstool
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 		Species 16 images 1 ident. refs
Cortinarius striaepilus
a toadstool
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 		Species 9 images
Cortinarius subbalaustinus
a toadstool
Fruitbody (Click to open)
 		Species 50 images 1 ident. refs
Cortinarius (unidentified)
Unidentified Hygrophanous Webcaps
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 		Unidentified 25 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubgenusCortinarius (Telamonia) (hygrophanous webcaps)
GenusCortinarius (webcap toadstools)
FamilyCORTINARIACEAE (webcaps, rootshanks and the gypsy)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Orton, P.D. 1980 Notes on British Agarics: VII Notes R.B.G. Edinburgh Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Vol 38 (3): 315-330.

Section Bicolores And Section Saturnini

Liimatainen, K., Carteret, X., Dima, B., Kytövuori, I., Bidaud, A. Reumaux, P., Niskanen, T., Ammirati, J.F. & Bellanger, J.-M. 2017 Cortinarius section Bicolores and section Saturnini (Basidiomycota, Agaricales), a morphogenetic overview of European and North American species Persoonia Vol 39: 175-200.

Cortinarius (Telamonia) (hygrophanous webcaps) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cortinarius (Telamonia) (hygrophanous webcaps)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 38 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cortinarius (Telamonia) (hygrophanous webcaps)

Cortinarius is a difficult genus to identify and Telamonia are the most difficult.

cap hygrophanous (ie changes colours when imbibed with moisture)
cap non-scaly
neither cap nor stipe sticky

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