Singerina

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Singerina is a fungal genus in the family Agaricaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Singerina indica,[1] found in Maharashtra, southwest India.[2]

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Singerina
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Singerina
Sathe & S.D.Deshp. (1981)
Type species
Singerina indica
Sathe & S.D.Deshp. (1981)
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The genus name of Singerina is in honour of Rolf Singer (1906–1994), who was a German-born mycologist and one of the most important taxonomists of gilled mushrooms (agarics) in the 20th century.[3]

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