Genus
Tricholomopsis
Tricholomopsis decora. Photo: (c) mycowalt, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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.
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