''Auriscalpium umbella'' is a
species
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of
fungus
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from t ...
in the
family
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Auriscalpiaceae
The Auriscalpiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Russulales. Like much of the Russulales, it has been defined through molecular phylogeny
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of the
Russulales
The Russulales are an order (biology), order of the Agaricomycetes, (which include the agaric genera ''Russula'' and ''Lactarius (fungus), Lactarius'' and their polypore, polyporoid and corticioid relatives). According to the ''Dictionary of the ...
order. Described by the Dutch mycologist
Rudolph Arnold Maas Geesteranus
Rudolf Arnold Maas Geesteranus (20 January 1911 in The Hague – May 18, 2003 in Oegstgeest), was a Dutch mycologist
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their genetic and biochemical properties, their ...
in 1971,
[ it is known from New Zealand.]
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Fungi described in 1971
Fungi of New Zealand
Russulales
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