''Inosperma'' is a genus of gilled mushroom in the family
Inocybaceae
The Inocybaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales, the largest order of mushroom-forming fungi. It is one of the larger families within Agaricales (gilled mushrooms). This family exhibits an ectomycorrhizal ecology. Members of this ...
. Previously defined as a subgenus within the large genus ''
Inocybe
''Inocybe'' is a genus of mushroom-forming fungi, with over 1,000 species. Its members are mycorrhizal, and some evidence shows that the high degree of speciation is due to adaptation to different trees and possibly also local habitats.
Taxonomy ...
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Robert Kühner
Robert Kühner (15 March 1903 in Paris – 27 February 1996 in Lyon) was a French mycologist most notable for reviewing many forms of agaric (mushroom fungus) genera.
He studied at the University of Paris, Sorbonne, afterwards from 1921 until ...
in 1980, these fungi were found to be more distantly related in a 2019 multigene phylogenetic study by Matheny and colleagues.
Description
This group of mushrooms was distinguished morphologically from other ''Inocybes'' by the absence of pleurocystidia and the shape of the spores. Also the stem is usually longer than the cap is wide and the cheilocystidia consist each of a single cell and are often so numerous that they make the gill edge white.
''Inosperma'' is divided into two sections: ''Cervicolores'' (with a scaly cap) and ''Rimosae'' (with a radially fibrose or radially cracking ("
rimose
''Rimose'' is an adjective used to describe a surface that is cracked or fissured.
Species
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Index Fungorum
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