Cercopemyces
Genus of fungi
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Cercopemyces is a mushroom genus allied to Ripartitella and not clearly aligned with well characterized mushroom families.[1] The genus contains four species, one known from western and another, previously known as Ripartitella ponderosa or Cystoderma ponderosa,[2] from eastern North America, a third from Europe, and a fourth species from South America.
| Cercopemyces | |
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| Cercopemyces crocodilinus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Cercopemyces T.J.Baroni, Kropp & V.S.Evenson (2014) |
| Type species | |
| Cercopemyces crocodilinus T.J.Baroni, Kropp & V.S.Evenson (2014) | |
Ceropemyces grow in arid regions and resemble saprophytic Amanita that are sometimes classified as Saproamanita and that also grow in arid regions. The type species grows near mountain mahogany.[1]
Etymology
The name Ceropemyces was derived from the Ancient Greek name for mischievous forest creatures, the Cercopes, and -mykes (fungus).[1]
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