Entolomataceae

Entolomataceae
	Entoloma sinuatum, Italy
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Entolomataceae; Kotl. & Pouzar (1972)
Type genus
	Entoloma; (Fr.) P.Kumm.(1871)
Genera
	Clitocella; Clitopilopsis; Clitopilus ; Entocybe; Entoloma ; Rhodocybe ; Rhodophana;
Synonyms
	Clitopilaceae P.D. Orton (1960) nom. inval.; Jugasporaceae Singer (1936) nom. inval.; Rhodogoniosporaceae R. Heim (1934) nom. inval.; Rhodophyllaceae Singer (1951) nom. illegit.

The Entolomataceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. The family contains eight genera and 2250 species, the majority of which are in Entoloma. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are typically agaricoid (mushrooms with gills), but a minority are cyphelloid. secotioid, or gasteroid. All produce pink basidiospores that are variously angular (polyhedral), ridged, or nodulose. Species are mostly saprotrophic, though a few are parasitic on other fungi. The family occurs worldwide.

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