Clitopilus (Fr. ex Rabenh.) Kummer, 1871

Anil Raj, K. N. & Manimohan, Patinjareveettil, 2018, A new species and a new record of Clitopilus and a description of C. orientalis from India based on morphology and molecular phylogeny, Phytotaxa 343 (1), pp. 47-59 : 57

Key to the species of Clitopilus known from India

1. Basidiocarps pleurotoid, basidiospores 6.0–8.0 × 3.5–5.5 μm ................................................................. Clitopilus passeckerianus

- Basidiocarps agaricoid; basidiospores of a different size ................................................................................................................. 2

2. Basidiocarps very small, pileus typically ≤ 10 mm in diam., basidiospores 5–7 × 3.5–4.5 μm ............................ C. subscyphoides

- Basidiocarps larger, pileus typically ˃ 10 mm in diam., basidiospores of a different size .............................................................. 3

3. Pileus and stipe turning pinkish on maturity, basidiospores 4–5.5 × 3–4.5 μm................................................................. C. albidus

- Pileus and stipe not turning pinkish on maturity, basidiospores of a different size ......................................................................... 4

4. Cheilocystidia present, basidiospores 5–8(8.5) × 3.5–6.5 μm ....................................................................................... C. orientalis

- Cheilocystidia absent, basidiospores of a different size ................................................................................................................... 5

5. Stipe filiform, basidiospores 5.5–6.5 × 3.5–5.0 μm ................................................................................................................ C. peri

- Stipe robust, basidiospores 9–12 × 5–6.5 μm ................................................................................................................. C. prunulus