Dennisiomyces
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| Dennisiomyces | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Tricholomataceae |
| Genus: | Dennisiomyces Singer (1955) |
| Type species | |
| Dennisiomyces glabrescentipes Singer (1955) | |
| Species | |
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D. fuscoalbus | |
Dennisiomyces is a genus of fungi in the family Tricholomataceae. Described by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1955,[1] the genus contains five species found in South America.[2]
The genus name of Dennisiomyces is in honour of Richard William George Dennis (1910 - 2003), British botanist (mycology) and plant pathologist.[3]
