Pseudoomphalina kalchbrenneri
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Pseudoomphalina kalchbrenneri is a species
of fungi in the Tricholomataceae
family, and the type species
of the genus Pseudoomphalina
. Originally described as Omphalia kalchbrenneri by Italian mycologist Giacomo Bresadola
, the species was made the type species of the then newly created genus Pseudoomphalina by Rolf Singer
in 1958. The fungus is found in North America and Europe.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of fungi in the Tricholomataceae
Tricholomataceae
The Tricholomataceae are a large family of mushrooms within the Agaricales. A classic "wastebasket taxon", the Tricholomataceae is inclusive of any white-, yellow-, or pink-spored genera in the Agaricales not already classified as belonging to the Amanitaceae, Lepiotaceae, Hygrophoraceae,...
family, and the type species
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
of the genus Pseudoomphalina
Pseudoomphalina
Pseudoomphalina is a genus of fungi in the Tricholomataceae family. The genus contains five species that are widespread in northern temperate areas....
. Originally described as Omphalia kalchbrenneri by Italian mycologist Giacomo Bresadola
Giacomo Bresadola
Giacomo Bresadola 14 February 1847 – Trento 9 June 1929) was an eminent Italian mycologist. Fungi he named include the deadly Lepiota helveola and Inocybe patouillardii, though the latter is now known as Inocybe erubescens as this latter description predated Bresadola's by a year...
, the species was made the type species of the then newly created genus Pseudoomphalina by Rolf Singer
Rolf Singer
Rolf Singer was a German-born mycologist and one of the most important taxonomists of gilled mushrooms in the 20th century....
in 1958. The fungus is found in North America and Europe.