Carlo Luciano Alessio (1919–24 June 2006) was an Italian

mycologist Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...

. He was known for his expertise in the

agaric An agaric () is a type of fungus fruiting body characterized by the presence of a pileus (cap) that is clearly differentiated from the stipe (stalk), with lamellae (gills) on the underside of the pileus. In the UK, agarics are called "mushrooms ...

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Inocybe ''Inocybe'' is a large genus of mushroom-forming fungi with over 1400 species, including all forms and variations. Members of ''Inocybe'' are mycorrhizal, and some evidence shows that the high degree of speciation in the genus is due to adaptatio ...

'' and ''

Boletus ''Boletus'' is a genus of mushroom-producing fungi, comprising over 100 species. The genus ''Boletus'' was originally broadly defined and described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, essentially containing all fungi with hymenial pores instead of gil ...

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Rubroboletus pulchrotinctus ''Rubroboletus pulchrotinctus'' is a rare bolete fungus in the genus ''Rubroboletus'', native to central and southern Europe. It was originally described in genus ''Boletus'' by Italian mycologist Carlo Luciano Alessio in 1985, but subsequently ...

'' Alessio (1985) *'' Hebelomina microspora'' Alessio (1977) *'' Inocybe abnormispora'' Alessio (1987) *'' Inocybe pseudobrunnea'' Alessio (1987) *'' Inocybe pseudograta'' Alessio (1983) *'' Inocybe substraminea'' Alessio (1980) *'' Inocybe urbana'' Alessio (1980) *'' Lyophyllum solitarium'' Alessio (1983) *'' Psalliota infida'' Alessio (1975) *'' Xerocomus ichnusanus'' Alessio (1984) *'' Xerocomus roseoalbidus'' Alessio (1987)

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Italian mycologists 1919 births 2006 deaths {{mycologist-stub

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