genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
fungi
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 ...
in the family
Inocybaceae
The Inocybaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. Members of this family have a widespread distribution in tropical and temperate areas.
Taxonomy
The type genus of the Inocybaceae, ''Inocybe'', had traditionally been placed within ...
. The genus contains seven species found in
temperate
In geography, the temperate climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes (23.5° to 66.5° N/S of Equator), which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth. These zones generally have wider temperature ranges throughout t ...
Australia and
tropical Africa
Although tropical Africa is mostly familiar to the West for its rainforests, this biogeographic realm of Africa is far more diverse. While the tropics are thought of as regions with hot moist climates, which are caused by latitude and the tropi ...
. The genus was circumscribed in a 2006 publication by Brandon Matheny and Neil Bougher. The original publication, however, was later discovered to be invalid because they were unintentionally described as provisional names (''nom. prov.'') instead of new names (''sp. nov.''). The authors properly published the genus later that year.
In a 2019 molecular study, Matheny and colleagues used six genes to determine relationships within the family. They recovered ''Auritella'' as the sister to a lineage that gave rise to what was ''Inocybe'' subgenus ''Mallocybe'' (now '' Mallocybe'') and ''
Tubariomyces
''Tubariomyces'' is a genus of fungi in the family Inocybaceae. The genus, circumscribed in 2010, contain two species known from Mediterranean Europe
Southern Europe is the southern region of Europe. It is also known as Mediterranean Europe, ...
'', while ''
Inosperma
''Inosperma'' is a genus of gilled mushroom in the family Inocybaceae. Previously defined as a subgenus within the large genus ''Inocybe'' by Robert Kühner in 1980, these fungi were found to be more distantly related in a 2019 multigene phylogen ...
'' (previously ''Inocybe'' subgenus ''Inosperma'') was an earlier offshoot of the common ancestor of the three genera.