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Agaricales

Medical Definition:	An extensive order of basidiomycetous fungi whose fruiting bodies are commonly call mushrooms.
Guide Notes:	note x ref MUSHROOMS; pois = MUSHROOM POISONING
Also Called:	Agaricaceae,Cortinarius
Previously Indexed:	Basidiomycetes (1966-1974)

Agaricales Categories.

	Agaricus - A basidiomycetous fungal genus of the family Agaricaceae, order Agaricales, which includes the field mushroom (A. campestris) and the commercial mushroom (A. bisporus).
	Amanita - A genus of fungi of the family Agaricaceae, order Agaricales; most species are poisonous.
	Coprinus - A genus of black-spored basidiomycetous fungi of the family Coprinaceae, order Agaricales; some species are edible.
	Lentinus - A genus of fungi of the family Tricholomataceae, order AGARICALES. The commonly known SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS are Lentinus edodes (also seen as Lentinula edodes).

Agaricales Medical Definitions and Terms

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