Genus

Panaeolus (Mottlegills)

Panaeolus acuminatus. Photo: (c) James Lindsey, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Panaeolus is a genus of small, black-spored, saprotrophic agarics. The word Panaeolus is Greek for “all variegated”, alluding to the spotted gills of the mushrooms produced.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
        Suborder: Agaricineae
        Family: Galeropsidaceae
        Genus: Panaeolus (Mottlegills)
        Species: Panaeolus papilionaceus (Petticoat mottlegill)
        Species: Panaeolus fimicola (Turf mottlegill)
        Species: Panaeolus acuminatus (Dewdrop mottlegill)
        Species: Panaeolus cinctulus (Banded mottlegill)
        Species: Panaeolus olivaceus
        Species: Panaeolus foenisecii (Mower’s mushroom)

Subtaxa

Species: Panaeolus papilionaceus (Petticoat mottlegill)

Species: Panaeolus fimicola (Turf mottlegill)

Species: Panaeolus acuminatus (Dewdrop mottlegill)

Species: Panaeolus cinctulus (Banded mottlegill)

Species: Panaeolus olivaceus

Species: Panaeolus foenisecii (Mower’s mushroom)

Genus

Panaeolus (Mottlegills)

Subtaxa

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