''Pseudorhizina'' is a
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
ascomycete
Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The defi ...
fungi related to the
false morels of the genus ''
Gyromitra''. The
type species
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is ''
Pseudorhizina korshinskii'', the genus being erected in 1913. Known as the umbrella false morel, ''
P. californica'' is a well-known species of western North America.
References
Discinaceae
Pezizales genera
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