| Cystolepiota | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Cystolepiota seminuda | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Cystolepiota Singer (1952) |
| Type species | |
| Cystolepiota constricta Singer (1952) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Cystolepiota is a genus of mushroom-forming fungi in the family Agaricaceae.
The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1952, who originally included three species: C. brunneotingens , C. luteifolia , and the type species C. constricta . [3]
As of January 2016 [update] , Index Fungorum lists 43 species in Cystolepiota: [4]