Peglerochaete is a genus of fungi in the family Tricholomataceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Peglerochaete setiger, found in the Indian state Sikkim and reported as new to science in 1983.[1][2]

Peglerochaete
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Peglerochaete

Sarwal & Locq.
Type species
Peglerochaete setiger
Sarwal & Locq.

The genus name of Pegleromyces is in honour of David Pegler (b.1938), who is a British mycologist.[3]

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  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 503. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. ^ "Peglerochaete Sarwal & Locq. 1983". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  3. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.