Genus

Porpolomopsis

Porpolomopsis calyptriformis calyptriformis. Photo: (c) noah_siegel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Porpolomopsis is a genus of fungi in the family Hygrophoraceae. It was circumscribed in 2008 by Andreas Bresinsky to contain P. calyptriformis. Bresinsky separated it from the genus Hygrocybe based on its color and the absence of DOPA pigments. P. lewelliniae was transferred to the genus based on DNA and morphology. Three undescribed species also belong in the genus. Species of Porpolomopsis have also formerly been placed in the genus Humidicutis, to which they are closely related but…

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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: Hygrophorineae
        Family: Hygrophoraceae
        Subfamily: Hygrocyboideae
        Tribe: Humidicuteae
        Genus: Porpolomopsis
        Species: Porpolomopsis calyptriformis (Pink waxcap) (1)

Subtaxa

Species: Porpolomopsis calyptriformis (Pink waxcap)

Genus

Porpolomopsis

Subtaxa

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