''Setchelliogaster'' 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 ...

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 order

Agaricales The fungal order Agaricales, also known as gilled mushrooms (for their distinctive gills) or euagarics, contains some of the most familiar types of mushrooms. The order has 33 extant families, 413 genera, and over 13,000 described species, alo ...

. It is '' incertae sedis'' with respect to familial placement within the order, although Kirk and colleagues (''Dictionary of the Fungi'', 10th edition, 2008) consider it likely aligned with either the Bolbitiaceae or the Cortinariaceae. Species Fungorum class it as in the Bolbitiaceae family. The genus is widespread in warm, dry areas, and originally contained five species, later degraded to 3 species. It was circumscribed by Czech mycologist

Zdeněk Pouzar Zdeněk Pouzar (born 13 April 1932) is a Czech mycologist. Along with František Kotlaba, he published several works about the taxonomy of polypore, corticioid, and gilled fungi. Pouzar is a noted expert on stromatic pyrenomycetes. Until 2012, he ...

in 1958. The genus name of ''Setchelliogaster'' is in honour of

William Albert Setchell William Albert Setchell (April 15, 1864 – April 5, 1943) was an American botanist and marine phycologist who taught at the University of California, Berkeley, where he headed the Botany Department. Among his publications are the ''Phycotheca ...

(1864–1943), who was an American botanist and marine phycologist who taught at the

University of California The University of California (UC) is a public land-grant research university system in the U.S. state of California. The system is composed of the campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, ...

, Berkeley, where he headed the Botany Department.

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum; * '' Setchelliogaster aurantius'' * ''

Setchelliogaster tenuipes ''Setchelliogaster'' is a genus of fungi in the order Agaricales. It is ''incertae sedis'' with respect to family (biology), familial placement within the order, although Kirk and colleagues (''Dictionary of the Fungi'', 10th edition, 2008) consid ...

'' * '' Setchelliogaster tetrasporus'' Former species; * ''S. australiensis'' = '' Descolea australiensis'', Bolbitiaceae family * ''S. brunneus'' = ''

Descolea brunnea ''Descolea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Bolbitiaceae. Described by mycologist Rolf Singer Rolf Singer (June 23, 1906 – January 18, 1994) was a Germany, German-born mycologist and one of the most important Taxonomy (biology), taxonom ...

'' Bolbitiaceae * ''S. fragilis'' = ''

Cortinarius fragilis ''Cortinarius'' is a globally distributed genus of mushrooms in the family Cortinariaceae. It is suspected to be the largest genus of agarics, containing over 2,000 widespread species. A common feature among all species in the genus ''Cortinar ...

'' Cortinariaceae * ''S. rheophyllus'' = ''Setchelliogaster tenuipes'' * ''S. tenuipes'' var. ''rheophyllus'' = ''Setchelliogaster tenuipes''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q7456378 Agaricales enigmatic taxa Secotioid fungi Agaricales genera