Genus
Tricholomopsis
Tricholomopsis rutilans. Photo: (c) David Greenberger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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.