Category
page 1Fungi described in 1785
Grifola frondosa
species of fungus
Coprinopsis picacea
species of fungus
Lacrymaria lacrymabunda
species of fungus
Helvella elastica
species of fungus
Auricularia mesenterica
species of fungus
Gymnosporangium sabinae
species of fungus
Battarrea phalloides
species of fungus
Cerrena unicolor
species of fungus
Myriostoma coliforme
species of fungus
Rhodotus
Rhodotus is a genus in the fungus family Physalacriaceae. There are two species in the genus with the best known, Rhodotus palmatus, called the netted rhodotus, the rosy veincap, or the wrinkled peach. The unique characteristics of R. palmatus have made it difficult for taxonomists to agree on how it should be classified, resulting in an elaborate taxonomical history and an extensive synonymy. First named Agaricus palmatus by Bulliard in 1785, it was reclassified into several different genera before becoming Rhodotus in 1926. The familial placement of the genus Rhodotus within the order A