Porpoloma

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Porpoloma
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Porpoloma umbrosum
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Porpoloma

Singer (1952)
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Porpoloma sejunctum
Singer (1952)

Porpoloma is a genus of fungi in the family Tricholomataceae. The genus contains about 12 species found predominantly in South America. [1] Porpoloma was described by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1952 with P. sejunctum as the type species. [2]

A genus is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus.

Tricholomataceae family of fungi

The Tricholomataceae are a large family of mushrooms within the Agaricales. A classic "wastebasket taxon", the family is inclusive of any white-, yellow-, or pink-spored genera in the Agaricales not already classified as belonging to e.g. the Amanitaceae, Lepiotaceae, Hygrophoraceae, Pluteaceae, or Entolomataceae.

Rolf Singer was a German-born mycologist and one of the most important taxonomists of gilled mushrooms (agarics) in the 20th century.

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<i>Porpoloma umbrosum</i> species of fungus

Porpoloma umbrosum, commonly known as the amyloid tricholoma, is a species of fungus in the family Tricholomataceae, and the type species of the genus Porpoloma. It was first described scientifically by mycologists Alexander H. Smith and Maurice B. Walters in 1943 as a species of Tricholoma. Rolf Singer transferred it to Porpoloma in 1962. The mushroom is found in North America, where it fruits singly or in small groups under conifer trees. Although it resembles Tricholoma species, it is distinguished from that genus by its amyloid spores.

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<i>Tricholomopsis</i> genus of fungi

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. Tricholomopsis was described in 1939 by American mycologist Rolf Singer.

<i>Pseudohiatula</i> genus of fungi

Pseudohiatula is a genus of fungi in the family Physalacriaceae. It was originally described as a subgenus of Mycena by the mycologist Rolf Singer before he moved to its own genus two years later. It was formerly thought to belong in the family Tricholomataceae, but a molecular phylogenetics study found it to be more closely The genus Cyptotrama in the Physalacriaceae. Rolf Singer had previously hypothesized these two genera to be closely related based on morpological features in 1986. It contains five species that are widely distributed in tropical areas.

Callistodermatium is a fungal genus in the family Tricholomataceae. It is a monotypic genus, and contains the single species Callistodermatium violascens. The holotype was found in Brazil, and described by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1981.

Mycoalvimia is a genus of fungus in the Tricholomataceae family. It is a monotypic genus, and contains the single species Mycoalvimia theobromicola, found in Brazil.

Pegleromyces is a genus of fungi in the Tricholomataceae family. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Pegleromyces collybioides, found in Brazil and described as new to science by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1981.

<i>Callistosporium</i> genus of fungi

Callistosporium is a genus of fungi in the family Tricholomataceae. The genus is widespread, and contains 13 species.

Dennisiomyces is a genus of fungi in the family Tricholomataceae. Described by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1955, the genus contains five species found in South America.

<i>Fayodia</i> genus of fungi

Fayodia is a genus of fungi in the Tricholomataceae family. It was first described by Robert Kühner in 1930, and the specific epithet honors the Swiss mycologist Victor Fayod. The widespread genus contains 10 species, mostly in the northern temperate regions.

<i>Leucoinocybe</i> genus of fungi

Leucoinocybe is a fungal genus in the family Tricholomataceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Leucoinocybe lenta, found in Europe.

<i>Mycenella</i> genus of fungi

Mycenella is a genus of fungi in the Tricholomataceae family. The widespread genus contains 10 species, found mostly in temperate regions. Mycologist Rolf Singer circumscribed the genus in 1938.

<i>Phyllotopsis</i> genus of fungi

Phyllotopsis is a genus of fungi in the Tricholomataceae family. The widespread genus contain five species that are predominantly in temperate regions.

Physocystidium is a genus of fungi in the Tricholomataceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Physocystidium cinnamomeum. This species is found in Trinidad, and was originally described as new to science in 1951 as Collybia cinnamomea by mycologist R.W.G. Dennis; Rolf Singer transferred it to the then newly created genus Physocystidium in 1962.

<i>Pseudobaeospora</i> genus of fungi

Pseudobaeospora is a genus of fungi in the family Tricholomataceae. A 2008 estimate placed about 20 species in the widespread genus.

<i>Rimbachia</i> genus of fungi

Rimbachia is a genus of fungi in the Tricholomataceae family. The genus contains about ten species with a widespread distribution in tropical regions.

<i>Nothoclavulina</i> genus of fungi

Nothoclavulina is a genus of fungus in the Tricholomataceae family. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Nothoclavulina ditopa, described by American mycologist Rolf Singer in 1970. The species, found in Argentina, is an anamorphic version of the genus Arthrosporella. The generic name Nothoclavulina is Latin for "false Clavulina".

Pogonoloma is a mushroom genus in the family Tricholomataceae in a broad sense. The genus contains two species known from Europe. Pogonoloma was described first as a subgenus of the genus Porpoloma but recent molecular evidence separates the two by several other genera, with Porpoloma remaining within a smaller family Tricholomataceae.

References

  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 559. ISBN   978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. Singer R. (1952). "The agarics of the Argentine sector of Tierra del Fuego and limitrophous regions of the Magallanes area". Sydowia. 6 (1–4): 165–226 (see p.&nbsp, 198).