Machiel Evert Noordeloos (born 16 April 1949) is a Dutch

mycologist Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...

. He is known for his contributions to the taxonomy of European mushrooms and especially his expertise on the genus '' Entoloma''. Noordeloos is an assistant professor at the Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, and has served as the editor of the mycological journals '' Persoonia'' since 1991 and '' Coolia'' since 1976. He was in 2011 the

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of ''Persoonia''. He was the recipient of the Clusius Prize awarded by the Hungarian Mycological Society in 2009.

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Entoloma noordeloosi ''Entoloma'' is a large genus of terrestrial pink-gilled mushrooms, with about 1,000 species. Most have a drab appearance, pink gills which are attached to the stem, a smooth thick cap, and angular spores. Many entolomas are saprobic but some ...

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Entoloma machieli ''Entoloma'' is a large genus of terrestrial pink-gilled mushrooms, with about 1,000 species. Most have a drab appearance, pink gills which are attached to the stem, a smooth thick cap, and angular spores. Many entolomas are saprobic but some ...

'' A. De Meijer

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1949 births Living people Dutch mycologists Leiden University alumni Scientists from The Hague {{botanist, Noordel., Noordeloos, Machiel

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