''Ripartitella'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
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in the family
Agaricaceae. The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Rolf Singer
Rolf Singer (June 23, 1906 – January 18, 1994) was a Germany, German-born mycologist and one of the most important Taxonomy (biology), taxonomists of gilled mushrooms (agarics) in the 20th century.
After receiving his Ph.D. at the University ...
in Mycologia vol.39 on page 85 in 1947.
The genus name of ''Ripartitella'' is in honour of
Jean Baptiste Marie Joseph Solange Eugène Ripart (1815–1878), who was a French physician,
botanist
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and
mycologist
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.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum;
*''
Ripartitella alba''
*''
Ripartitella brasiliensis''
*''
Ripartitella brunnea''
*''
Ripartitella sipariana''
*''
Ripartitella squamosidisca''
Former species;
* ''R. ponderosa'' = ''
Cercopemyces ponderosus''
* ''R. rickenii'' = ''
Cercopemyces rickenii''
See also
*
List of Agaricales genera
*
List of Agaricaceae genera
This is a list of genus, genera in the mushroom-forming fungus family Agaricaceae.
Genera
See also
* List of Agaricales families
* List of Agaricales genera
References
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Cited texts
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References
External links
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Agaricaceae
Taxa named by Rolf Singer
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