Chamaemyces
Encyclopedia
Chamaemyces is a genus
of fungi in the family Agaricaceae
. It was circumscribed by mycologist Franklin Sumner Earle
in 1906.
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 in the family Agaricaceae
Agaricaceae
The Agaricaceae are a family of basidiomycete fungi and includes the genus Agaricus, as well as basidiomycetes previously classified in the families Tulostomataceae, Lepiotaceae, and Lycoperdaceae. The genus contains 85 genera and 1340 species.-Genera:...
. It was circumscribed by mycologist Franklin Sumner Earle
Franklin Sumner Earle
Franklin Sumner Earle was an American mycologist. He was the first mycologist to work at the New York Botanical Garden, and was the author of The Genera of North American Gill Fungi .-References:...
in 1906.