Clitopaxillus

Clitopaxillus
Clitopaxillus alexandri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Pseudoclitocybaceae
Genus: Clitopaxillus
G.Moreno et al.
Type species
Clitopaxillus alexandri
(Gillet) G. Moreno, Vizzini, Consiglio & P. Alvarado

Clitopaxillus is a genus in the family Pseudoclitocybaceae. Its name is a portmanteau of the names of two other genera of fungi: Clitocybe and Paxillus. There are three species assigned to this genus:[1]

  • Clitopaxillus alexandri (Gillet) G. Moreno, Vizzini, Consiglio & P. Alvarado
  • Clitopaxillus dabazi L. Fan & H. Liu
  • Clitopaxillus fibulatus P.-A. Moreau, Dima, Consiglio & Vizzini

References

  1. ↑ "Clitopaxillus G.Moreno et al". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 27 July 2026.