| Tricholomopsis | |
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| T. rutilans Pine woods, Galicia - Alberto Vázquez |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Tricholomataceae |
| Genus: | Tricholomopsis Singer |
| Type species | |
| Tricholomopsis rutilans (Schaeff.) Singer |
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Tricholomopsis is a genus of fungi closely related to the large genus Tricholoma. Its best known member and type species is Tricholomopsis rutilans. The name means appearing like Tricholoma. The genus has a widespread distribution, and contains about 30 species.[1] Tricholomopsis was described in 1939 by American mycologist Rolf Singer.[2]
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