| 1 | Growing on little dead branches of deciduous trees or other plant residues ………………………………………… 2 |
| 1′ | Growing on herbivore dung or nutrient-rich soil …………………………………………………………………………3 |
| 2 | Diameter of pileus veil cells less than 40 μm ………………………………………………………………… C. afronivea |
| 2′ | Diameter of pileus veil cells more than 40 μm ……………………………………………………………C. caribaeonivea |
| 3 | Basidiomata small-sized, diameter of pileus usually less than 1.0 cm ………………………………………………… 4 |
| 3′ | Basidiomata middle- to large-sized, diameter of pileus usually larger than 1.5 cm. …………………………………6 |
| 4 | Central of pileus with light brown hue or pink-brown hue. ………………………………………………C. pseudonivea |
| 4′ | Central of pileus (almost) without light brown hue or pink-brown hue. ………………………………………………5 |
| 5 | Basidiopores five-angular or heart-shaped in frontal view, which with rough surface.………………… C. igarashii |
| 5′ | Basidiopores subglobose, rhomboid or limoniform in frontal view, which with smooth surface. ……C. subigarashii |
| 6 | Pileus with radiate plication. ……………………………………………………………………………………C. furfuracea |
| 6′ | Pileus without radiate plication. ……………………………………………………………………………………………7 |
| 7 | Pileus snowy white when mature. …………………………………………………………………………………………8 |
| 7′ | Pileus greyish white when mature. ………………………………………………………………………………………10 |
| 8 | Growing on horse dung. …………………………………………………………………………………………C. sericivia |
| 8′ | Growing on cow dung. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………9 |
| 9 | Pleurocystidia present. ………………………………………………………………………………………………C. nivea |
| 9′ | Pleurocystidia absent. ………………………………………………………………………………………………C. iliensis |
| 10 | Length of basidiospores less than 10 μm.……………………………………………………………………… C. tenuipes |
| 10′ | Length of basidiospores 11–14 μm. ……………………………………………………………………………C. khorqiensis |