''Tricholomopsis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
fungi
A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...
closely related to the large genus ''
Tricholoma
''Tricholoma'' is a genus of fungus that contains many fairly fleshy white-spored gilled mushrooms which are found worldwide generally growing in woodlands. These are ectomycorrhizal fungi, existing in a symbiotic relationship with various spe ...
''. Its best known member and
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen( ...
is ''
Tricholomopsis rutilans''. The name means ''appearing like Tricholoma''. The genus has a widespread distribution, and contains about 30 species.
[ ''Tricholomopsis'' was described in 1939 by American mycologist ]Rolf Singer
Rolf Singer (June 23, 1906 – January 18, 1994) was a German-born mycologist and one of the most important taxonomists of gilled mushrooms (agarics) in the 20th century.
After receiving his Ph.D. at the University of Vienna in 1931 he worked ...
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List of species
*'' Tricholomopsis decora'' (Europe, North America)
*'' Tricholomopsis bambusina'' (Japan)
*'' Tricholomopsis flammula''
*'' Tricholomopsis flavissima'' (North America)
*'' Tricholomopsis formosa'' (North America)
*'' Tricholomopsis humboltii'' (Costa Rica, Colombia)
*'' Tricholomopsis ornata''
*'' Tricholomopsis ornaticeps'' (New Zealand)
*'' Tricholomopsis osiliensis'' (Estonia)[
*'' Tricholomopsis rutilans'' - Plums and Custard (Europe, North America, Australia)
*'' Tricholomopsis scabra'' (New Zealand)]Tricholomopsis sulfureoides
''Tricholomopsis sulfureoides'' is a species of gilled mushroom found in the United States. Its fruit bodies have pale yellow caps with differently colored zones of paler yellow and light yellow streaks. Its gills are broad and yellow, with an ...
'' (North America)
*'' Tricholomopsis totilivida'' (North America, Costa Rica)
See also
*List of Tricholomataceae genera
The Tricholomataceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. A 2008 estimate placed 78 genera and 1020 species in the family. In 2014, Sánchez-García and colleagues proposed a revised classification of the Tricholomataceae with seven gener ...
References
External links
Tricholomataceae
Agaricales genera
Taxa named by Rolf Singer
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