| Rhizopogon villosulus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Rhizopogonaceae |
| Genus: | Rhizopogon |
| Species: | R. villosulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhizopogon villosulus Zeller (1941) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Rhizopogon reticulatus Hawker (1955) [2] | |
Rhizopogon villosulus is an ectomycorrhizal fungus used as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture. It was first described scientifically by mycologist Sanford Myron Zeller in 1941. [3]