Humidicutis

Humidicutis
Humidicutis marginata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Humidicutis
Singer (1959)
Type species
Humidicutis marginata
(Peck) Singer (1959)
Synonyms[1]
  • Tricholoma subgen. Humidicutis Singer (1948)

Humidicutis is a small genus of brightly coloured agarics, the majority of which are found in Eastern Australia. They were previously described as members of Hygrocybe. The genus Porpolomopsis is closely related, and the species in it were once placed in Humidicutis.[2] The genus was described by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1959.[3]

The generic name derives from the Latin humidus "moist" and cutis "skin", referring to their moist caps.

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