list of fungi

The fungus kingdom contains more than 99,000 known species distributed throughout the world. Fungi are extremely diverse, ranging from mushrooms to yeasts, and the taxonomy of the group is contentious. The following is a partial taxonomic list of fungi.

phylum Ascomycota

• class Dothideomycetes

  • order Pleosporales

    • family Pleosporaceae

      • genus Helminthosporium
• class Eurotiomycetes

  • order Eurotiales

    • family Trichocomaceae

      • genus Aspergillus
      • genus Penicillium

        • P. chrysogenum
  • order Onygenales

    • family Athrodermataceae

      • genus Trichophyton
• class Laboulbeniomycetes

  • order Laboulbeniales
• class Leotiomycetes

  • order Helotiales

    • family Orbiliaceae

      • genus Dactylella
• class Pezizomycetes

  • order Pezizales

    • family Morchellaceae

      • genus Morchella (morel)
    • family Pezizaceae (cup fungi)
    • family Tuberaceae

      • genus Tuber (truffle)
• class Saccharomycetes

  • order Saccharomycetales

    • family Saccharomycetaceae

      • genus Candida
      • genus Saccharomyces

        • S. cerevisiae (brewer’s, or baker’s, yeast)
• class Sordariomycetes

  • order Hypocreales

    • family Cordycipitaceae

      • genus Cordyceps
    • family Ophiocordycipitaceae

      • genus Ophiocordyceps

        • O. unilateralis (zombie-ant fungus)

phylum Basidiomycota

• class Agaricomycetes

  • order Agaricales

    • family Agaricaceae

      • genus Agaricus

        • A. bisporus (portobello)
      • genus Calvatia (puffballs)
      • genus Coprinus (inky caps)
      • genus Lycoperdon (puffballs)
    • family Amanitaceae

      • genus Amanita

        • A. phalloides (death cap)
    • family Hymenogastraceae

      • Psilocybe mexicana and P. cubensis (psilocybin mushrooms)
    • family Lycoperdaceae
    • family Marasmiaceae

      • genus Lentinula

        • L. edodes (shiitake)
    • family Physalacriaceae

      • genus Armillaria
    • family Pleurotaceae

      • genus Pleurotus

        • P. eryngii (king oyster mushroom)
    • family Tricholomataceae

      • genus Tricholoma

        • T. matsutake (matsutake mushroom)

         
  • order Boletales

    • family Boletaceae

      • porcini (Boletus edulis)
      • Spongiforma squarepantsii
  • order Cantharellales

    • family Cantharellaceae

      • genus Cantharellus

        • C. cibarius (chanterelle)
  • order Phallales
  • order Polyporales

    • family Ganodermaceae

      • genus Ganoderma
    • family Polyporaceae (shelf fungi)
  • order Russulales

    • family Hericiaceae

      • genus Hericium

        • H. erinaceus (lion’s mane mushroom) 

phylum Blastocladiomycota

• class Blastocladiomycetes

  • order Blastocladiles
• class Physodermatomycetes

  • order Physodermatales

phylum Chytridiomycota

• class Chytridiomycetes

  • order Rhizophydiales

    • family Batrachochytriaceae

      • genus Batrachochytrium

        • B. dendrobatidis
        • B. salamandrivorans

phylum Glomeromycota

• order Harpellales (unplaced in any class)

phylum Microsporidia

• genus Nosema (taxonomy of phylum is contentious, genus unplaced)

phylum Neocallimastigomycota

• class Neocallimastigomycetes

  • order Neocallimastigales

unplaced

• order Mucorales

  • family Pilobolaceae

    • genus Pilobolus (hat-thrower fungus)
  • family Rhizopodaceae

    • genus Rhizopus (bread mold)