Candolleomyces is a genus of fungi in the family Psathyrellaceae. Taxonomy The Candolleomyces genus was created in 2020 by the German mycologists Dieter Wächter & Andreas Melzer when the Psathyrellaceae family was subdivided based on phylogenetic analysis. Many members of the Psathyrella genus were reclassified as Candolleomyces.
The type species, Candolleomyces candolleanus was previously classified as Psathyrella candolleana.
Etymology The genus is named after the specific epithet of the type species.
Species As of October 2022, Species Fungorum accepted 25 species of Candolleomyces.
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