血紅色釘菇最早於1774年由德國植物學家雅各布·克里斯琴·沙弗(英語:Jacob Christian Schäffer)發表描述,樣本採集於德國巴伐利亞,當時被歸入傘菌屬,學名為Agaricus rutilus,後來有多位分類學家將其歸入鉚釘菇屬,曾用名稱包括Gomphidius viscidus、Gomphidius rutilus等。1964年,美國真菌學家小奧森·K·米勒(英語:Orson K. Miller Jr.)將鉚釘菇屬下的亞屬Chroogomphus獨立為新屬,即色釘菇屬,本種亦被分入該屬中,並為該屬的模式種[4]。
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