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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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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References

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  1. ^ Singer R. (1963). "New genera of fungi XIII. Rhodoarhenia" (PDF). Sydowia. 17 (1–6): 142–154.
  2. ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Rhodoarrhenia pezizoidea (Speg.) Singer". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2016-01-27.