Omphaliaster

Omphaliaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Subdivision:	Agaricomycotina
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Tricholomataceae
Genus:	Omphaliaster Lamoure[1]
Type species
Omphaliaster borealis (M.Lange & Skifte) Lamoure
Species
O. asterosporus O. borealis O. ianthinocystis O. kyrtosporus O. nauseodulcis O. obolus O. palustris

Omphaliaster is a genus of fungi in the Tricholomataceae family. The widespread genus contains seven species, predominantly in northern temperate regions.^[2]

See also

Fungi portal

• List of Tricholomataceae genera

References

1. ^ Lamoure D. (1971). "Agaricales de la zone alpine. Rhodocybe borealis Lange & Skifte, et sa position systematique" (in French). Svensk botanisk Tidskrift 65 (3): 278–82. 
2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 481. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. 

External links

• Omphaliaster in Index Fungorum.