Cortinariaceae, family Cortinariaceae

a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales

• fungus family — includes lichen families

• Cortinarius, genus Cortinarius — the largest genus in th Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils)
• Gymnopilus, genus Gymnopilus — a genus of fungus characterized by the orange color of the spore deposit

• Agaricales, order Agaricales — typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota