Chromosera

Chromosera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Hygrophoraceae
Genus:	Chromosera Redhead, Ammirati & Norvell (1995)[1]
Type species
Chromosera cyanophylla (Fr.) Redhead, Ammirati & Norvell (1995)
Synonyms[2]
Agaricus cyanophyllus Fr. Omphalia cyanophylla (Fr.) Quél. (1872) Omphalina cyanophylla (Fr.) Quél. (1886) Omphalina cyanophylla (Fr.) Courtec. & Bon (1986)

Chromosera is a genus of fungi in the Hygrophoraceae family. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Chromosera cyanophylla. The generic name honors the mycologist Meinhard Moser, and also alludes (chromos) to the distinct coloration of the mushrooms.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Redhead SA, Ammirati JF, Norvell LL. (1995). "Omphalina sensu lato in North America 3: Chromosera gen. nov.". Beihefte zur Sydowia 10: 155–67. 
2. ^ "Chromosera cyanophylla (Fr.) Redhead, Ammirati & Norvell 1995". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=412769. Retrieved 2010-11-23. 

External links

• Chromosera in Index Fungorum.