Clitopilus

Clitopilus
	Clitopilus prunulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Entolomataceae
Genus:	Clitopilus; (Fr. ex Rabenh.) P.Kumm. (1871)
Type species
	Clitopilus prunulus; (Scop.) P.Kumm. (1871)
Synonyms
	Orcella Battarra (1755); Agaricus subgen. Clitopilus Fr. ex Rabenh. (1844); Hexajuga Fayod (1889); Orcella Battarra ex Clem. (1896); Paxillopsis J.E.Lange (1940);

Clitopilus is a genus of fungi in the family Entolomataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in northern temperate areas. Although a 2008 estimate suggested about 30 species in the genus, a more recent publication (2009) using molecular phylogenetics has redefined the genus to include many former Rhodocybe species.

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