Rhizocybe

Rhizocybe is a mushroom genus in the family Tricholomataceae in the broad sense. The species resemble Clitocybe and grow amongst litter in forests that are predominantly coniferous.[1]

Rhizocybe
Scientific classification
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Tricholomataceae sensu lato
Genus:
Rhizocybe

Vizzini, G.Moreno, P.Alvarado & Consiglio (2015)
Type species
Rhizocybe vermicularis
(Fr.) Vizzini, G.Moreno, P.Alvarado & Consiglio (2015)
Synonyms
  • Agaricus vermicularis Fr. (1838)

Etymology

The name Rhizocybe is derived from ancient Greek rhizo referring to its rhizoids, and '-cybe', a reference to head or cap.[1]

See also

References

  1. Alvarado P, Moreno G, Vizzini A, Consiglio G, Manjón JL, Setti L (2015). "Atractosporocybe, Leucocybe and Rhizocybe, three new clitocyboid genera in the Tricholomatoid clade (Agaricales) with notes on Clitocybe and Lepista". Mycologia. 107 (1): 123–36. doi:10.3852/13-369. PMID 25344261. S2CID 22901826. Retrieved 2015-03-01.


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