RUSSULACEAE Lotsy
(milkcaps and russulas)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
images
No of
ID refs
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Genus 50 subtaxa 771 images 38 ident. refs
Genus 6 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Genus 73 subtaxa 890 images 77 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyRUSSULACEAE (milkcaps and russulas)
OrderRUSSULALES (an order of 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
Kränzlin F. 2005 Russulaceae Fungi of Switzerland, Vol 6, 317pp, Mykologia, Lucerne

RUSSULACEAE (milkcaps and russulas) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for RUSSULACEAE (milkcaps and russulas)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 630 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for RUSSULACEAE (milkcaps and russulas)
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