Tetrapyrgos
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Tetrapyrgos is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of fungi
Fungus
A fungus is a member of a large group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds , as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, Fungi, which is separate from plants, animals, and bacteria...

 in the Marasmiaceae
Marasmiaceae
The Marasmiaceae are a family of basidiomycete fungi which have white spores. They mostly have a tough stem and the capability of shrivelling up during a dry period and later recovering. The widely consumed edible fungus Lentinula edodes, the Shiitake mushroom, is a member of this family...

 family of mushroom
Mushroom
A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus; hence the word "mushroom" is most often applied to those fungi that...

s. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains 16 species.

Species

  • T. aequatorialis
  • T. alba
  • T. atrocyanea
  • T. austrochilensis
  • T. dendrophora
  • T. diplocystis
  • T. goniospora
  • T. nigripes
  • T. olivaceonigra
  • T. peullensis
  • T. reducta
  • T. simulans
  • T. stipitata
  • T. subcinerea
  • T. subdendrophora
  • T. tropicalis
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