Cuphophylloideae Z. M. He & Zhu L. Yang, 2021

He, Zheng-Mi & Yang, Zhu L., 2021, A new clitocyboid genus Spodocybe and a new subfamily Cuphophylloideae in the family Hygrophoraceae (Agaricales), MycoKeys 79, pp. 129-148 : 129

Cuphophylloideae Z. M. He & Zhu L. Yang subf. nov.

Diagnosis.

Characterized generally by clitocyboid basidiomes, convex to funnel-shaped pileus, decurrent lamellae, absence of veils, inamyloid basidiospores and presence of clamps.

Etymology.

From the type genus Cuphophyllus .

Type genus.

Cuphophyllus (Donk) Bon.

Description.

Basidiomes small, medium-sized to large, mostly clitocyboid, rarely omphalinoid or mycenoid; veils absent. Pileus convex, applanate to funnel-shaped; surface usually dry, smooth, lubricous or rarely viscid. Lamellae decurrent to deeply decurrent. Basidiospores ellipsoid, oblong or subglobose, thin-walled and inamyloid. Pileipellis usually a cutis, sometimes ixocutis or trichoderm. Lamellar trama regular, subregular, interwoven or bidirectional. Clamp connections present.

Habitat, ecology and distribution.

Usually gregarious or caespitose on ground, rarely on wood; widespread in temperate and tropical regions.

The genera Ampulloclitocybe , Cantharocybe , Cuphophyllus and Spodocybe are included in the subfamily Cuphophylloideae , which is in correspondence with Cuphophylloid grade of Lodge et al. (2014) plus Spodocybe .