Clitopilus

Clitopilus
Clitopilus prunulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Entolomataceae
Genus:
Clitopilus

(Fr. ex Rabenh.) P.Kumm. (1871)
Type species
Clitopilus prunulus
(Scop.) P.Kumm. (1871)
Synonyms[1]
  • Orcella Battarra (1755)
  • Agaricus subgen. Clitopilus Fr. ex Rabenh. (1844)
  • Hexajuga Fayod (1889)
  • Orcella Battarra ex Clem. (1896)
  • Paxillopsis J.E.Lange (1940)

Clitopilus is a genus of fungi in the family Entolomataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in northern temperate areas. Although a 2008 estimate suggested about 30 species in the genus,[2] a more recent publication (2009) using molecular phylogenetics has redefined the genus to include many former Rhodocybe species.[3]

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