Rhodoarrhenia is a genus of fungi in the family Bolbitiaceae. Most species of the genus Rhodoarrhenia have a tropical or subtropical distribution. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1963. He made R. pezizoidea the type species;[1] in its taxonomic history, this fungus had been placed in the genera Merulius, Campanella, Rimbachia, and Arrhenia by various authors.[2]
Rhodoarrhenia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Bolbitiaceae |
Genus: | Rhodoarrhenia Singer (1964) |
Type species | |
Rhodoarrhenia pezizoidea (Speg.) Singer (1964)
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Species | |
See also
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edit- ^ Singer R. (1963). "New genera of fungi XIII. Rhodoarhenia" (PDF). Sydowia. 17 (1–6): 142–154.
- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Rhodoarrhenia pezizoidea (Speg.) Singer". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2016-01-27.