Paxillus
| Paxillus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| P. involutus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Paxillaceae |
| Genus: | Paxillus Fr. (1835) |
| Type species | |
| Paxillus involutus (Batsch) Fr. (1838) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Ruthea Opat. (1836) | |
Paxillus is a genus of mushrooms of which most are known to be poisonous or inedible. The widespread genus contains 15 species.[2] Species include Paxillus involutus and Paxillus vernalis. Two former species—Tapinella panuoides and Tapinella atrotomentosa—have now been transferred to the related genus Tapinella in the family Tapinellaceae[3] [4]
Paxillus means small stake.[5]
Edibility
While Paxillus involutus has in the past been erroneously considered edible, it is now known to be poisonous and has been linked to a number of recorded fatalities. The deadly poisonings appear to have been due to eating the mushrooms raw.[5]
Species
- Paxillus amazonicus
- Paxillus ammoniavirescens
- Paxillus atraetopus
- Paxillus filamentosus
- Paxillus gymnopus
- Paxillus hortensis
- Paxillus involutus
- Paxillus ionipus
- Paxillus leoninus
- Paxillus minutesquamulosus
- Paxillus obscurisporus
- Paxillus ochraceus
- Paxillus pahangensis
- Paxillus piperatus
- Paxillus rubicundulus
- Paxillus vernalis
References
- ↑ "Paxillus Fr. 1835". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 201-7-01. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 502. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ↑ Binder M, Hibbett DS. 2006. Molecular systematics and biological diversification of Boletales. Mycologia 98:971.
- ↑ Binder M, Larsson KH, Matheny PB, Hibbett DS. 2010. Amylocorticiales ord. nov. and Jaapiales ord. nov.: Early diverging clades of Agaricomycetidae dominated by corticioid forms. Mycologia 102:865.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Smith AH, Weber NS. (1980). The Mushroom Hunter's Field Guide. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. p. 211. ISBN 0-472-85610-3.